2 brothers shot, 1 dead, in apparent murder-suicide attempt

Two brothers were shot, one of them fatally on the 100 block of Dalton Court in Pacheco, an unincorporated area between Concord and Martinez. Two brothers were shot, one of them fatally on the 100 block of Dalton Court in Pacheco, an unincorporated area between Concord and Martinez. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close 2 brothers shot, 1 dead, in apparent murder-suicide attempt 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Two brothers were shot, one of them fatally, in Contra Costa County Thursday afternoon in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide attempt, officials said.

Around 1 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a disturbance on the 100 block of Dalton Court in Pacheco, an unincorporated area between Concord and Martinez, said Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.

As deputies were on their way to the scene, the call was upgraded to “shots fired,” Lee said, with reports of at least one person shot.

The first deputies on the scene found a man suffering from a gunshot wound who was rushed to a nearby hospital. Deputies found another man suffering from gunshot wounds who died at the scene, Lee said.

Neither of the men was identified.

Lee stressed that the shooting was not random and that were no outstanding suspects. An investigation into the motive for the shooting was under way, he said.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale