LIVERMORE — Two men have been arrested and a third is being sought after a drug deal ended abruptly in a shooting this week, authorities said Thursday.

Concord resident James Jewell, 28, was shot after he met up with three other men Tuesday night in a North Livermore parking lot, reportedly as part of a drug deal, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 7:39 p.m. and officers responded to Highland Avenue and Valley View Way, where they found Jewell with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, and was in critical condition on Thursday.

Detectives later learned that after Jewell got into a vehicle with the three men, he was shot and then pushed out, police said.

Within a few hours, detectives tracked down Blake Hansen, 25, in Concord and arrested him without incident late Tuesday. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery.

Detectives also found and arrested Alexander Diaz, 23, on Wednesday in Livermore. Diaz, a resident of Salida in Stanislaus County, was booked into Santa Rita for robbery.

Police have issued a warrant for a third man, Robert Delarosa, described as a transient who should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information should call Livermore police at 925-371-4987.

“We believe Delarosa is a danger to the community, and are asking for the public’s help in bringing him in,” Livermore police Lt. John Hurd said Thursday.

Police described Delarosa as 5-foot-7 and 175 lbs., with a medium build, black hair and brown eyes.

Anonymous tips may be called in on the department’s public officer line at 925-371-4777.

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.