Antioch Police investigating shooting death of 18-year-old male, Monday afternoon
Members of the Antioch Police Crime Scene Investigation unit process the scene of the shooting of an 18-year-old male, another officer blocks Oakley Road from through traffic, Monday evening, February 22, 2016. photo by Allen Payton
By Acting Lieutenant Tom Fuhrmann, Antioch Police Investigations Bureau
At 3:50 hours, today, Monday, February 22, 2016, Antioch Police Officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of Oakley Road on the reports of shots being fired in the area and a subject down. Upon arrival officers located an 18-year-old male who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Antioch Police Detectives were called to the scene and are actively working the investigation as a homicide. If it is determined to be, it will be Antioch’s fourth homicide of the year.
The location of the crime scene was between Phillips Lane in Antioch and Highway 160. Police had Oakley Road blocked off between Phillips Lane and Neroly Road in Oakley.
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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