Fight breaks out, shots fired after Concord man solicits woman on Craigslist

CONCORD
— A man got into a tussle at his home early Monday with a woman he had
solicited online and then was shot at by her male companion as she
escaped, police said.

The shooting was reported about 12:05
a.m. in the 4700 block of Matheson Court, police Cpl. Kerry Cerletti
said. The 37-year-old victim told police he was seeking female
companionship when he contacted a woman who went by the name "Angel" on
Craigslist, Cerletti said.

When the woman arrived at the home,
the man set down $100 on a table. The woman then asked for a drink of
water, and the man went to the kitchen for a glass. When he got back,
he saw the woman, cash in hand, heading out the front door.

The
two began to wrestle, and as they struggled, the woman called out to
someone outside. Soon after, a man carrying a handgun ran toward the
front door. When the victim saw the armed man, he pushed the woman out
and tried to slam shut the door. That's when the man fired two shots
through the door, striking the floor inside.