On Tuesday, the Antioch Police Department announced a Brentwood man was responsible for the fatal shooting of an Antioch teen on September 4, 2022.
Police said in September that this was believed to be a drive-by-shooting. When officers arrived, they located one male victim near the front yard of a residence suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Evidence at the scene indicated the incident occurred outdoors in a drive-by style shooting. Officers immediately began administering first aid and called for emergency fire department and AMR paramedics. Anthony Westbrook, a 17-year-old male, succumbed to his injuries at the scene, and he was pronounced deceased. The suspect vehicle fled the scene and has not been contacted.
On February 28, 2023, at approximately 5:45 am, the Antioch Police Department Violent Crimes Unit, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, and the United States Marshals Service served a search warrant at a residence in the 2400 block of Shady Willow Lane in Brentwood.
Anthony McCoy (20-year-old, Brentwood resident) was arrested for the murder of Anthony Westbrook (17-year-old male, Antioch resident) that occurred on September 4, 2022, in the 1100 block of Macauley Street in Antioch.
A Glock .40 caliber handgun was located in the residence during the search warrant, which matched the caliber that was located at the scene of the homicide.
McCoy was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility for murder and this case will be presented to the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
No other information was released.
- FILE: 22-6301
- INCIDENT: Homicide – Shooting
- DATE OF INCIDENT: September 4, 2022
- TIME OF INCIDENT: 11:49 PM
- LOCATION: Macaulay Street near West 14TH Street (Residential)
- VICTIM(S): Anthony Westbrook (17-years-old male, Antioch resident)
- SUSPECT(S): Anthony McCoy (20-year-old male, Brentwood resident)
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detective Gerber at 925-779-6943 or email him at [email protected] . You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH
