Two-vehicle shootout in Antioch ends in crash Tuesday
In one of two focus areas of council’s Violence Reduction Initiative
UPDATE: Male and female victims; Rocketship Delta Prep school placed on lockdown
By Allen D. Payton
In response to a report by an Antioch resident who chose to not be identified and shared at 12:13 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, “I heard gunshots in the last hour, about 11:23” and “There are two or three cops at Romy’s (Liquors) and about 6 more” on E. 18th Street near Cavallo Road, the Herald requested details from the Antioch Police Department. “It’s just sad and it’s right by the school,” the resident later added. “Plus, there are homeless in tents next to the COC (Golden Hills Community Church Community Outreach Center) in the line of fire.”
According to Interim Chief Brian Addington at 12:31 p.m., “A shooting occurred near 18th Street and Cavallo Road. Two vehicles appear to have exchanged gunfire. At this time, we have not located anyone that was struck by gunfire. One vehicle crashed and the occupants fled the scene.”
The car crashed near the fence of a home on E. 18th Street located next door to the City’s Opportunity Village homeless hotel, formerly known as the Executive Inn.
Cavallo Road is one of two areas in the city the police are focusing on following the council’s approval of the Violence Reduction Initiative last month. The other area is the Sycamore Road corridor.
UPDATE: Lt. John Fortner of the Antioch Police Field Services Division provided additional details in the following press release issued at 4:26 p.m.:
“Antioch police officers are searching for the people involved in a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting. Today, at 11:24 a.m., the Antioch Police Dispatch Center began receiving multiple emergency calls reporting gunshots being fired and a vehicle crash near the Dutch Pride Gas and Food service station in the 500 block of East 18th Street. Callers reported seeing a man with a gun running away from a silver sedan that was left disabled in a parking lot.
Upon arrival, officers located an unoccupied silver sedan disabled in the parking lot of 511 East 18th Street. During the preliminary investigation, officers learned that the driver of the silver sedan headed from the gas station to travel eastbound on East 18th Street. Shortly afterward, someone in a dark-colored sedan, traveling westbound on East 18th Street, opened fire on the silver sedan as they passed on the roadway. The silver sedan swerved northbound and collided with cars in the parking lot. A man and woman exited the vehicle and ran in different directions. Witnesses reported that the man was carrying a gun as he ran northwest, jumping fences. After an extensive area check, neither occupant was found by police. The dark-colored suspect vehicle continued westbound on East 18th Street at a high rate of speed and was not located by police.
In an abundance of caution, it was requested that the nearby Rocketship Delta Prep school was placed on lockdown, until the scene was rendered safe. This investigation is in its preliminary stages and evidence and witness statements are being collected at this time.”
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Police on E. 18th Street near Cavallo Rd 11-12-24
Crash on E. 18th St following shootout 11-12-24
