RICHMOND, CA — A man killed in a double shooting in Richmond on Tuesday night has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 45-year-old Richmond resident Edgar Chayjocol.
Officers responded at 10:52 p.m. to a ShotSpotter gunshot detection system activation in the 2500 block of Andrade Avenue, and while en route a witness called police to report the shooting, police Lt. Matt Stonebraker said.
Officers arrived and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
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One, Chayjocol, died at the scene while the other was taken to a hospital and was in critical condition as of Wednesday, according to Stonebraker.
No suspect information or possible motive in the shooting has been released by police.
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