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2 Killed In Shooting Near Pittsburg

PITTSBURG (CBS SF) -- Two people were killed in a shooting outside Pittsburg Sunday evening, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting was reported at 5:25 p.m. on Buchanan Road and Ventura Drive, in an unincorporated area between Pittsburg and Antioch, Sheriff's Office spokesman Jimmy Lee said.

Responding officers found two shooting victims at the scene. One victim, a male, was declared dead at the scene around 20 minutes later, Lee said.

A second victim, a female, was taken to Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, where she was declared dead.

Police did not have any suspect information or descriptions, and no arrests had been made. A homicide investigation was underway.

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