Martinez man shot, crashes car into Antioch house, dies at scene Tuesday night
According to a neighbor, following a shooting, a driver crashed a car into a house on Simmons Street at E. 13th Street, near Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch, Tuesday night about 10:30 p.m.
“I hear it was a possible drug deal gone bad at E. 13th and Hillcrest,” said Bill Goldsby, who lives three houses from the scene of the accident.
He believes the driver died as a result of the collision, which resulted in minor damage to the house and shrubs.
Asked if it was a police chase, Goldsby responded, “No. From what I have heard, the driver was selling drugs when someone started chasing them, shot at him, he lost control and then hit the house.”
12:15 AM Update: “Right now City of Antioch crews just brought out the auxiliary lights to light up the area,” Goldsby said via Facebook messenger. “VIPS (Volunteers In Police Service) are manning the road blocks right now.”
12:50 AM Update from Lieutenant D. Bittner #3252, of the Antioch Police Field Services Bureau: On January 17, 2017 at approximately 9:38 p.m., Antioch Police Officers were dispatched to the area of E. 13th Street near Simmons Street on the report of a vehicle collision involving a vehicle into a residence.
When officers arrived at the scene they discovered that the driver of the vehicle was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim, a 27-year-old Martinez man, died at the scene. The occupants of the residence struck by the vehicle were uninjured.
Antioch Police Investigators were called to the scene and are in the early stages of the investigation. No further information will be released at this time. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective Eric McManus with the Antioch Police Department at (925) 779-6940. You may also text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using key word ANTIOCH.
This is the first homicide in Antioch of the new year.
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I was wondering when a car was going to crash into another Antioch home… been long overdue.