DISCOVERY BAY — A 28-year-old man survived a shooting Monday night, and authorities arrested a 41-year-old man in the aftermath, a spokesman for the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies went to the 4200 block of Slifer Drive at 9:37 p.m. and found a man with a single gunshot wound, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jimmy Lee said. An ambulance took the man by ambulance from the shooting scene to a waiting medical helicopter, which airlifted him to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Battalion Chief Jake Gonzalez of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District said.

The wound wasn’t life-threatening, authorities said.

Deputies arrested 41-year-old Paul Nelson, of Discovery Bay, on suspicion of assault with a firearm after determining the shooting happened after the two men argued, Lee said. The initial calls to authorities indicated the shooting may have been accidental.

Nelson remained at the County Jail in Martinez on Tuesday morning in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Sheriff’s Office Investigative Division at 925-313-2600. Anonymous tips can be left by calling 866-846-3592 or emailing tips@so.cccounty.us.

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