Shootings, sideshows, bear mace assault, illegal fireworks following Antioch July 4th celebration
Two males shot, one in the neck; woman arrested in separate shooting with cops in line of fire
By Sgt. Price Kendall, PIO, Antioch Police Department
At 11:21 PM, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, Antioch Police officers were dispatched to the area of 700 K Street on the report two males had been shot. One of the males was shot in the neck and life-flighted to John Muir Medical Center. Both persons are expected to survive.
There were also two large sideshows last night. The first one was at the intersection of Gentrytown Drive and Buchanan Road and first reported at 11:34 PM. Due to the shooting, officers were unable to make it to the first sideshow.
At approximately 11:45 PM, officers were dispatched to an assault with bear mace in the 700 Block of J Street. While officers were on scene and after they separated both parties, a shot was fired at the victim’s direction. Officers were also in the line of fire. After the shot, officers confronted the female, she complied and dropped the gun. She was subsequently arrested.
During the call on J Street it was learned the sideshow that had taken place on Gentrytown Drive had moved to the Lone Tree Way and Bluerock Drive/Golf Course Road intersection. The first call came at 12:40 AM. Officers were still on scene at both shootings. Officers were unable to respond to the sideshow until 1:40 AM. Upon arrival, the vehicles dispersed.
The debris from multiple, illegal fireworks, shot off during the sideshow, could be seen in the roadway Wednesday morning and was cleaned up by noon.
ABC7 News Bay Area reported “dozens of people around the intersection as cars do donuts, some people getting very close to those cars. People were also seen standing around a fire on the street. The flames were put out when firefighters arrived.”
According to Mayor Lamar Thorpe, police used drones to capture video of the second sideshow and cars will be impounded.
There were 40 calls for service, most with multiple callers for fireworks, with well over 100 actual calls into dispatch.
As of Wednesday morning, no arrests have been made regarding the first shooting.
Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.
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Video screenshots of 2nd Antioch sideshow & fireworks 070523 ABC7 News Bay Area
