Armed Robbery At Antioch Target: Person Suffers Gunshot Wounds

ANTIOCH, CA — Two suspects in an armed robbery at the Target on Lone Tree Way and Slatten Ranch Road were arrested as they tried to leave, and a man who was shot during the incident was expected to survive, the Antioch Police Department said in a news release.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was dispatched at 2:08 p.m. Wednesday to an armed robbery with shots fired reported at 5769 Lone Tree Way in Antioch, Con Fire Spokesperson Steve Hill said.

The armed robbery happened just after 2 p.m. at the CVS Pharmacy inside Target, Antioch police Lt. Joe Donleavy said.

"While en route, Antioch Police Dispatch received updated reports that someone had been shot at that same location," Donleavy said. "Arriving officers located the two suspects in a vehicle as they were attempting to flee the scene."

Police identified the suspects as 18-year-old Antioch residents Ramon Meza-Morales and Raul Garcia.

News video showed an area of the Target parking lot cordoned off by yellow tape. There was a crashed car inside the taped-off area, which was surrounded by multiple police cars.

At the entrance to the store, a man was on the ground suffering from a single gunshot wound, Donleavy said.

Hill said the fire department was initially requested to stage outside of the store for a possible medical emergency.

"At 2:12 p.m. when we were on our way there, we were cleared (by police) to enter the store," Hill said. "At 2:17 p.m. our EMS supervisor reported one person down with a gunshot wound."

The patient was rushed Code 3 —lights and sirens on— at 2:28 p.m. to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Hill said.

The shooting victim was expected to survive his injuries, police said.

As for Garcia and Meza-Morales, they were booked into the Martinez County Jail on suspicion of armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.