One dead in nighttime shooting in Antioch

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

According to preliminary information, the shooting occurred in the area of East 18th Street at Viera Avenue. Upon arrival, police discovered a crime scene and upon further investigation found a gunshot victim one block away in a field at the end of Vineyard Drive.

After the accident scene was secured, firefighters from AMR and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District arrived on scene to assist the victim, however the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

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

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Crime statistics of the city of Antioch 2024

Group A crimes	JAN	FEB	TO DAMAGE	APR	MAY	JUNE	JUL	AUG	September	OCT	NOV	DEC
murder	2	1	1	0	1
Negligent homicide	0	0	0	0	0
Justified manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0
Rape	2	2	4	3	5
robbery	11	16	11	27	30
Serious bodily harm	39	47	26	38	46
Burglary	52	55	52	25	33
theft	149	168	159	161	164
Motor vehicle theft	118	145	118	155	167
Arson	1	1	1	2	2
Simple attack	88	89	96	92	83
intimidation	3	5	5	9	7
bribery	0	0	0	0	0
Counterfeit / Forgery	3	5	0	1	2
vandalism	90	101	106	111	85
Drug/narcotics violations	2	4	3	3	1
Violations of medicinal product accessories	2	0	3	1	1
embezzlement	1	2	2	2	2
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 abuse with an object	1	1	0	2	0
Stroke	2	2	7	1	2
incest	0	0	0	0	0
Sexual assault with minors	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 sex acts	0	0	0	0	0
Human trafficking, involuntary servitude	0	0	0	0	0
animal cruelty	0	1	0	2	0
Total number of crimes in Group A	631	710	654	693	688	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Crime data for 2024 is based on unaudited RMS data at the time of reporting and is subject to change.

Crime statistics of the city of Antioch 2024

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