A man was wounded in the chest Tuesday afternoon in the City of Antioch according to preliminary information.
The Antioch Police Department and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to the scene where a male was transported to an area hospital after the scene secure. The shooting was at E 6th Street near A St in the downtown area.
Check back for updates as the Antioch Police Department has not yet released any details.
UPDATE – this is now a homicide. Click here for the update.
Three Wounded Monday in Pair of Shootings
This is the third known shooting in Antioch this week after three people were wounded in two shootings Monday. At approximately 3:26 PM, Antioch police received a ShotSpotter activation indicating multiple shots around Spanos Street and Mahogany Way. Approximately three minutes later, a second ShotSpotter activation was received, reporting multiple shots from the 1000 block of Sycamore Drive.
Officers responded to both locations and determined the shootings were related. At the scene of the first shooting, it was determined that two to three suspects in one vehicle had shot at two victims who were inside another vehicle. The two victims were uninjured, and the suspects fled the scene.
At the scene of the second shooting, officers were unable to locate any victims. However, shortly thereafter, a third victim, a 27-year-old man, arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. Through the investigation, it was determined that the third victim was present at the scene of the second shooting.
The 27-year-old victim is in stable condition and is expected to survive.
Shotspotter Activation
- 10/13 – 600 block W 19th St
- 10/13 – 500 block W 12th
- 10/15 – 500 block W 20th
- 10/17 – 2300 block Manzanita Way
- 10/18 – 2100 block L St.
- 10/18 – 400 block E 18th
- 10/20 – 2300 block Banyan Way
- 10/24 – 4900 block Westwood Way
- 10/25 – 1700 block Springwood Way
- 11/5 – 200 block William Reed Dr.
- 11/6 – 2100 block Peppertree Way
- 11/7 – 2100 block Alpha Way
- 11/7 – 900 block W 6th St.
- 11/8 – 2300 block Banyan Way
- 11/9 – 1500 block A St.
- 11/9 – 5100 block Grass Valley way
Previous Shootings
- Nov 18 – Antioch Police Say 3 Wounded in Pair of Monday Shootings
- Nov 12 – Rocketship School Placed in Lockdown Due to Gunfight in Antioch
- Nov 10 – Victim in Critical Condition in Sunday Sycamore Square Shooting in Antioch
- Nov 9 – Updated: Antioch Police Standoff Ends With 1 in Custody
- Nov 5 – Antioch Police Investigate “Rolling Gun Battle”
- Sept 16 – Antioch Police Say 17 Shots Fired on Sycamore Drive Sunday
