Pittsburg man shot during shootout in Antioch Tuesday afternoon
By Acting Sergeant John Fortner #3264, Antioch Police Field Services Bureau
On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Antioch Police Officers responded to the 1800 block of D Street on the report of a shooting. Several callers reported hearing approximately four to five gunshots. A black SUV being followed by a white pick-up truck were seen leaving the immediate area at a high rate of speed.
Shortly thereafter, a 25-year-old male Pittsburg resident arrived at a local area hospital with two non-life threatening gunshot wounds. The victim was listed in stable condition and is expected to survive. No other victims were located at the scene or admitted into any other hospitals.
This incident is currently under investigation.
This preliminary information is made available by the Field Services Bureau.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Antioch Police Department non emergency line at (925) 778-2441. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.
It wouldn’t be a Tuesday afternoon without someone getting shot in good ‘ole Antioch.