One dead in nighttime shooting in Antioch

Lina Portman3 days ago

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On Wednesday at 11:30 p.m., the Antioch Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that left one person dead.

According to preliminary information, the shooting occurred in the area of E 18th at Viera Ave. Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene and, after further investigation, located a gunshot victim one block away in a field at the end of Vineyard Drive.

Once the scene was secured, firefighters from AMR and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District arrived on scene to assist the victim. However, the victim was ultimately pronounced deceased at the scene.

No further information has been released about the victim or the incident. This is the sixth known homicide in Antioch in 2024.

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Crime Statistics in Antioch City in 2024

GROUP A CRIMES	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	CAN	JUNE	JULY	AUGUST	SEP	OCTOBER	NOV	DEC
Murder	2	1	1	0	1
Involuntary manslaughter by negligence	0	0	0	0	0
Justifiable homicide	0	0	0	0	0
Grated	2	2	4	3	5
Flight	11	16	11	27	30
Aggravated assault	39	47	26	38	46
Burglary	52	55	52	25	33
Flight	149	168	159	161	164
Motor vehicle theft	118	145	118	155	167
Criminal fire	1	1	1	2	2
Simple assault	88	89	96	92	83
Intimidation	3	5	5	9	7
Corruption	0	0	0	0	0
Counterfeiting / Falsification	3	5	0	1	2
Vandalism	90	101	106	111	85
Drug/narcotics related offences	2	4	3	3	1
Drug Equipment Violations	2	0	3	1	1
Embezzlement	1	2	2	2	2
Extortion / Blackmail	0	0	0	0	0
Fraud	29	38	36	30	23
Gambling	0	0	0	0	0
Kidnapping	3	2	3	3	3
Pornography	1	1	0	2	0
Prostitution	0	0	0	0	0
Sodomy	0	0	0	0	5
Sexual assault with an object	1	1	0	2	0
Caresses	2	2	7	1	2
Incest	0	0	0	0	0
Rape	2	0	0	2	0
Stolen property	6	9	6	9	5
Violations of the Weapons Act	24	15	15	12	21
Human trafficking, commercial sexual acts	0	0	0	0	0
Human trafficking, involuntary servitude	0	0	0	0	0
Animal cruelty	0	1	0	2	0
Total Group A Offenses	631	710	654	693	688	0	0	0	0	0	0	0