The Antioch Police Department is investigating three separate shootings that have occurred in less than 12-hours within the City of Antioch.
At 11:24 pm on July 4, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a person who was shot in the neck. The shooting occurred in the downtown Antioch area at W 7th Street at J Street. Antioch Police secured the scene where CONFIRE made contact with the patient who reported they were in critical condition. A medical helicopter was requested. Police have confirmed both persons are expected to survive.
At 11:45 pm on July 4: officers were dispatched to an assault with bear mace in the 700 Block of J Street. While officers were on scene and after they separated both parties, a shot was fired at the victim’s direction. Officers were also in the line of fire. After the shot, officers confronted the female and she complied and dropped the gun. She was subsequently arrested.
At 1:37 pm on July 5, officers were dispatched to a report of multiple gunshots on Macauley Street where a 19-year-old male was wounded. A medical helicopter was requested, but ultimately, Contra Costa County Fire protection District firefighters and AMR opted for a ground transport. No information on this shooting has been released, but its believed the gun used was an AK-47.
Not Enough Officers to Respond to Sideshows and Calls
Antioch Police Sergeant Price Kendall confirmed Wednesday that police received calls regarding two large sideshows, however, officers were not available to respond due to the shootings.
The first sideshow came in at 11:34 pm at Gentrytown Road and Buchanan–13 min earlier police responded to its first shooting. By 11:45 pm, the second shooting came in which tied up officers. At 12:40 am, while officers were on scene of both shootings, a side show was reported at Lone Tree and Bluerock. Officers were not able to respond to the sideshow until 1:40 hours. Upon arrival, the vehicles dispersed.
Kendall, there were 40 calls for service, most with multiple callers for fireworks. Well over 100 actual calls into dispatch.
As of Wednesday, no arrests have been made regarding the first shooting.
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6 comments
Pretty obvious that the lawless element from Oakland/ Richmond has come to Antioch. And we are becoming a pariah city. Soon we will have the reputation those two garden spots already have and we will see a steep decline in property values. Who in their right mind would want to move or open a business in a town where shootings and sideshows are rampant? We have so little going for us already, so for this to be our everyday life is beyond depressing
I wholeheartedly agree.
Let me help, property values are higher than they should be there. Take advantage now and leave. Many have left with no regret. This is what democrats and their sick liberalism mental disorder brings to Americans. Rampant chaos and crime with zero accountability for themselves and the everyday people who are allowed do to as they please with no consequences.
you just figured that out? “we are becoming a pariah city” becoming??? Antioch has been a ghetto for well over 20 years.
People who have lived in Antioch back in the 70s and 80s tell me the city is unrecognizable now – and not in a good way.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE ! ! !
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Result of years of very poor city staff decisions and recommendations and decades of grievously poor decisions by city councils. Voters need send an unmistakably clear message next election by electing council members who will shake up city staff and tell them in very certain terms citizens of Antioch come first.
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