Lutfi Abbushi, 25, of San Pablo, California, was shot and killed outside the Spoontonic Lounge in Walnut Creek on July 18, 2021. The shooting happened about 1:37 a.m., shortly after the nightclub’s last call; Abbushi was one of four people struck. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene, while three other victims were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Witnesses said multiple gunshots were heard and that a car targeted by the gunman reversed and struck a light pole as shots were fired. Police closed portions of N. Main Street to process the scene and said the victims and the suspect had been inside the club before the confrontation moved outside. Authorities were withholding the identities of the surviving victims and said relationships among those involved had not been determined. A suspect was arrested on July 23, 2021.

Abbushi’s death was recorded as the third homicide in Walnut Creek that year, and the community called for increased safety measures. Anyone who remembers the incident or has information about the events that night is asked to come forward.