Olive Lane in Bay Point became the scene of a deadly overnight shooting yesterday, leaving one person dead and another wounded as Contra Costa County deputies launched a manhunt for a named suspect.
Deputies were called to the street at about 1:30 AM for a reported double shooting. Crews found one victim unresponsive; that person was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. A second victim was also transported to a hospital with injuries that officials have not publicly detailed.
Investigators have identified 35-year-old Avery Alexander Gibbs as the suspect. He has been described as transient, and authorities stressed he should not be approached.
According to CBS San Francisco, deputies were flagged down by several injured people as they arrived on Olive Lane, where they then found the unresponsive victim at the scene. The outlet reports the sheriff’s office said the person who died had not yet been identified, the second victim’s condition was not disclosed, and that the suspect remained at large as of yesterday afternoon. CBS also published a department photo of the man the investigators named.
Suspect Identified, Tip Lines Open
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office publicly identified Gibbs and urged anyone who spots him to call 9-1-1 rather than intervene. The agency asked anyone with information to contact investigators at (925) 313-2600 or dispatch at (925) 646-2441.
The department’s public information pages also list an email tip line at [email protected] and an anonymous voicemail option. Detectives from the Sheriff's Investigations Division are handling the case, and officials have not released any information about a possible motive.
Calls For Evidence & Local Context
The small community of Bay Point and nearby neighborhoods in eastern Contra Costa County have seen repeated serious incidents in recent years. A June 2025 shooting left one person dead and two others injured, underscoring recurring violence in the area, according to reporting by SFGATE.
Authorities are asking anyone who has video, photos or eyewitness accounts from early Friday on or around Olive Lane to contact the Sheriff’s investigators as the homicide probe continues. This story will be updated as the sheriff's office releases more information.
