The Antioch Police Department announced the arrest if two suspects in connection with a August 16 homicide in the City of Antioch.
According to police, on August 16th, 2024, at approximately 7:26 am, Antioch police officers responded to the area of E. 8th Street and A Street on the report of a welfare check. The caller reported hearing gunshots in the area earlier in the morning and now suspected a neighbor may have been shot.
When officers arrived, they located a 47-year-old adult male (Efren Reynoso) inside a residence on E. 8th Street suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.
Antioch Police Department detectives have continued to work diligently on this investigation over the past several days. During the investigation, the two suspects in the homicide of Efren Reynoso were identified.
On August 27th, with the assistance of Stockton Police Department, both suspects, Elijah Birba and Christopher Paez Jr were apprehended without incident.
- FILE: 24-007283
- INCIDENT: Homicide
- DATE OF INCIDENT: August 16, 2024
- TIME OF INCIDENT: 3:13 am
- LOCATION: E. 8th Street at A Street
- VICTIM: Efren Reynoso (47)
- SUSPECT(S): Elijah Birba (21) & Christopher Paez Jr. (23)
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