Two more Election Day shootings in Antioch, rollover vehicle accident in Sycamore corridor
Driver veered off roadway to avoid gunfire
Police seek victims, suspect in 19th, 20th shootings in city since Sept. 2nd
By Lt. Matthew Koch #3018, Antioch Police Field Services Division
Antioch police are investigating two shootings that appear to be related in connection with a rolling gun battle.
At approximately 6:18 PM, Antioch police officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Sycamore Drive and L Street. Officers arrived and found evidence of a shooting in the roadway between L Street and Peppertree Way. Officers also found a vehicle rollover crash in the parking lot of Sycamore Square in the 1100 block of Sycamore Drive.
Antioch PD dispatchers then received additional reports of another shooting on Auto Center Drive near Century Boulevard. Officers arrived and discovered evidence of a shooting. One victim reported that their vehicle had been struck by gunfire.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the two shootings appear to be related. Antioch police investigators are looking for the vehicles and the suspects involved. Evidence also indicates that the vehicle collision was not directly involved in the shooting on Sycamore Drive. The driver veered off the roadway to avoid the gunfire. No other victims have come forward at this time.
An earlier shooting Tuesday, also occurred in the Sycamore Drive area at approximately 12:42 p.m. in which an 18-year-old male was injured.
The latest two shootings are the 19th and 20th in the city since Sept. 2nd, which claimed the lives of two men. They’re the second and third shootings since the city council approved the Violence Reduction Initiative focused on both the Sycamore corridor and Cavallo Road neighborhood.
Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.
