By Acting Lieutenant Tom Fuhrmann, Antioch Police Investigations Bureau

At 1:11 p.m., Thursday, January 28, 2016 officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of Periwinkle Way after a resident called 911 and stated she had just arrived home and found another resident of the house dead inside. Officers responded and located the victim, a 33 year old male, inside the residence and dead from a gunshot wound.

Antioch Police Detectives were called to the scene and are actively working the investigation as a homicide. This was Antioch’s first homicide for 2016.

No further information will be released at this time as we are in the early stages of the investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective Colley with the Antioch Police Department at (925) 779-6922.  You may also text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using key word ANTIOCH.

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