The Antioch Police Department is asking for the community’s help in connection with a series of shootings that have plagued our city in the last week.
“This spate of violence will not be tolerated. We have rearranged staffing and assigned two officers to patrol the Sycamore Corridor for at least the next seven days,” said Interim Chief of Police Brian Addington. “This effort aims to reduce gun violence and provide a sense of safety to the community and local businesses.”
On September 2nd, 21-year-old Elijah Scales was shot and killed in the 2100 block of Peppertree Way. Since the homicide, Antioch PD has responded to nearly a dozen shootings that may be related. Eight of the shootings have occurred in the past five days. Details for each shooting are noted below.
- Tuesday, 9/3, 7:26 pm (2100 block of Peppertree Way) – Report 24-7865. Multiple firearms were used to fire at least 32 bullets. A 31-year-old man was shot in the leg.
- Wednesday, 9/4, 8:59 pm (2100 block of Peppertree Way) – Report 24-7898. 11 bullets were fired from multiple guns. The gunfire struck a nearby building.
- Saturday, 9/7, 9:31 pm (Sycamore Drive at Peppertree Way) – Report 24-7991. 29 bullets fired from multiple firearms. A 52-year-old woman was shot in the leg while in the parking lot of Sycamore Square.
- Thursday, 9/12, 8:21 pm (2100 block of Lemontree Way) – Reports 24-8193 and 24-8194. At least 26 bullets were fired. The gunfire struck two nearby homes. One resident was grazed by a stray bullet and suffered a minor injury to his neck that didn’t require medical attention.
- Thursday 9/12, 8:31 pm, (1000 block of Fitzuren Road) – Report 24-8195. At least three bullets were fired. The gunfire struck a nearby business.
- Thursday 9/12, 8:32 pm, (2900 block of Pear Street) – Report 24-8197. At least three bullets were fired
- Sunday 9/15, 9:10 pm, (Sycamore Drive at Peppertree Way) – Report 24-8309. At least 13 bullets were fired. A nearby home and unoccupied vehicle were struck by gunfire.
- Monday 9/16, 2:40 am (600 block of G Street) – Report 24-8316. Multiple firearms fired at least 12 bullets
- Monday 9/16, 4:54 pm (Contra Costa County Fairgrounds) – Report 24-8353. Multiple firearms fired at least 30 bullets. A man was shot on the Fairground property. The man is currently in critical condition. The fairgrounds fall under Contra Costa County jurisdiction, so the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating this matter.
- Monday 9/16, 7:46 pm, (L Street at William Reed) – Report 24-8356. Multiple firearms fired 50 or more bullets. Two nearby businesses were struck
- Monday 9/16, 7:48 pm, (1800 block of Cavallo Road) – Report 24-8357. At least four bullets were fired. A 58-year-old man was shot while attending a memorial gathering at this location for Elijah Scales. The man is currently in critical condition at a local hospital.
Anyone with information can contact Investigations Sergeant Bill Whitaker at 925-779-6876 or [email protected] .
Previous Stories:
- Sept. 16 – Grandmother and Child, Narrowly Missed by Gun Shots Monday in Antioch
- Sept. 15 – Antioch Police Say 17 Shots Fired on Sycamore Drive Sunday: the report of the shooting came in at 9:10 pm. Police said they recovered 17 casings at the scene and that 1 vehicle and 1 house were hit in the gunfire. No gunshot victims were located.
- Sept. 8 – Woman Struck by Gunfire on Sycamore Drive in Antioch, Third Shooting This Week: A 52-year-old woman was struck by gunfire on Sycamore Drive in the City of Antioch Saturday night, the third shooting of the week in the area.
- Sept. 2 – Fatal Shooting on Peppertree way at Sycamore (9:23 pm): The Antioch Police Department announced that the victim in a September 2 shooting on Peppertree Way has died. Police said, on September 5, Elijah Scales (20) from Antioch, succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital. Police added this is an active investigation, and no further information will be released at this time.
- Sept. 3 – Shooting in the Sycamore Square parking lot (8:30 pm)
- Sept. 7 – 52-year-old woman struck by gunfire at Sycamore at Peppertree (9:30 pm)
8 comments
The mayor promised to clean up Sycamore and the town. Another empty promise from Thorpe.
I’m sure BERNAL will solve the problem(s) (sarcasm)… That entire area has been a “problem” for at least 30 years. Shootings and violent crimes decreased drastically when then Chief of Police Dave Lewis put a team of 5-6 officers to work there full time (in the early 90s), Moczulski took that team out when calls for service decreased drastically. The cops were not “heavy handed” as some will say, they actually got out of their cars, went on foot, made contact with citizens who lived in the area, and worked with property managers to clean their acts up, which happened, but for about the last 5-6 years or so, that hasn’t happened, and look at what is happening there now.
Addington wants to put 2 officers in there for 7 days? Like that will solve the problem, all the while saying violent crime will not be tolerated. Hell, Addington will only be around till like December of this year.
Think about it, rather than always spouting off about the “woke city council” as being the cause.
Maybe I missed it but I haven’t seen the Mayor on TV talking about the violence in the Sycamore area. Maybe Lamar and the rest of the council should have a town hall meeting at the community center in Sycamore. Maybe Tamisha could invite ODAT and all together they could explain to the people that live their what they plan on doing about all the shootings. Maybe this is just a pipe dream and I’ll see Lamar on KRON bringing light to this travesty. Maybe they’ll just let the police holding the bag as usual. Back the Blue it’s dangerous out there.
Lamar said on the news that the violence was due to not enough jobs in Antioch. Wake up Lamar. These people don’t want to work for a living.
You are correct , they are waiting for reparations. They just don’t realize they already got them , and they pissed it away , IMHO.
I seen that too!! Seemed like he was saying those guys behind him was doing the shooting. Maybe more pot shops to increase employment?
New city manager gifted an exorbitant salary and city council giving themselves a raise by woke majority on council. If council actually cared about Antioch they’d double their insult of a signing bonus for new police officers. Alameda pays $70,000 while Antioch only offers $30,000. Also unfortunate is a grandstanding mayor always striving to be the center of attention. By the way is Antioch still 70 officers short of being fully staffed?
Why is it the woke majority on council puts their agenda above the safety of citizens of Antioch?
Perhaps city name should be changed to Fallujah on the Delta.
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City council had their wake up call over a year ago
“1 Dead, 2 Wounded After 70 Shots Fired Outside Monica’s Riverview”
https://tinyurl.com/3n2vy4hw
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“Contra Costa County DA Diana Becton has overseen a 10 percent surge in crime in the city of Antioch, where burglaries went up by a third, car thefts jumped by a fifth, and rapes shot up by 7.5 percent in 2022.”
https://tinyurl.com/4sj95w2t
“This spate of violence will not be tolerated” empty words that libs are so good delivering. you’re dead Antioch, go away.