Two people shot in Antioch Sunday morning, two male suspects reported leaving scene
UPDATE: Female grazed by gunshot, male shot multiple times
In shopping center parking lot at A and W. 18th Streets; city’s 13th shooting this month
By Allen D. Payton
According to reports from residents, two people were shot Sunday morning, in the shopping center parking lot at A and W. 18th Streets. According to Pulse Point, the incident was described as a Medical Emergency at 9:22 AM with multiple Con Fire units were dispatched and the scene was cleared by them by 10:40 AM.
Antioch Police arrived on scene and began their investigation. Bullet shell markings could be seen on the ground at the crime scene near a vehicle parked next to the Rite Aid store.
According to dispatch audio there were two men believed to be the suspects who left the scene: “Responsible number one, BMA (Black male adult), six-foot, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, grey shoes. (Unintelligible) number two, the driver, BMA, six-foot, wearing a red and white jacket, black shoes. (Unintelligible) number one was the shooter last seen on foot eastbound on 18th Street. I don’t know if he got back into the vehicle. No other information at this time. Use caution. Notify Antioch PD.”
This incident is the 13th shooting in Antioch this month. Two of the other 12 resulted in homicide including one on Friday. (See related articles here, here and here)
UPDATE: According to Lt. John Fortner of the Antioch Police Field Services Division – Patrol, “On 9/22/24, at 9:21am Antioch Police officers responded to the Antioch Square parking lot, located on A Street at East 18th Street, for reports of multiple gunshots being fired. Once officers arrived at the scene, they located a female adult victim with a non-life-threatening grazing gunshot wound, and a male adult victim who sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The victims were administered first aid and transported to local area hospitals for medical care. The male victim is listed in critical condition at this time.
“The suspect(s) fled the scene in a vehicle and were not contacted by police. At this time witnesses are being contacted, evidence was collected from the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.”
the attachments to this post:
Pulse Point incident report 09-22-24
Shooting scene Rite Aid 09-22-24 MBurkholder
