City’s 15th homicide this year, 24th shooting since Sept. 2; police ask public’s help to ID suspect

By Lt. John Fortner, Antioch Police Field Services Division

At 12:20 p.m., the Antioch Police Dispatch Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting a gunshot in the 30 block of East 6th Street with a male victim down on the ground.

When officers arrived on the scene, they located a man outside, suffering from what appeared to be a single gunshot wound, later reported as to his chest. The officers immediately administered first aid and called emergency medical personnel to respond. Once the Contra Costa Fire Protection District paramedics arrived, they took over lifesaving efforts. The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died.

Antioch Police Department’s Investigations Bureau, consisting of Crime Scene Investigators and detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit, responded to the scene to assist with the investigation and to determine what and where the shooting occurred. One officer looked for shell casings in the street near the home and said the man appeared to be in his 30’s.

Currently, detectives are interviewing witnesses and residents in the area and are working to identify any suspects or persons of interest. The investigation is still active, and evidence is being collected.

According to the department’s Crime Statistics it is the 15th homicide in Antioch this year and the 24th shooting since Sept. 2. But it’s the first shooting outside of the Sycamore corridor and Cavallo Road/E. 18th Street area, which the city council’s Violence Reduction Initiative, approved last month, is focused on.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925) 778-2441, email a tip to tips@antiochca.gov, or the Investigations Bureau at (925) 779-6925. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.

Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.

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