ANTIOCH – Antioch’s high cop on Tuesday introduced plans to place an finish to a latest surge in gun violence.
Town has recorded 11 shootings since Sept. 2, when 21-year-old Elijah Scales was gunned down within the 2100 block of Peppertree Approach, the Antioch Police Division stated in a press release. Eight of the shootings have occurred prior to now 5 days.
Interim Police Chief Brian Addington stated he has rearranged staffing and assigned two officers to patrol the Sycamore Drive hall for at the least the following seven days.
“This effort aims to reduce gun violence and provide a sense of safety to the community and local businesses,” he stated. “This spate of violence will not be tolerated.”
The shootings could also be associated to Scales’ loss of life, police stated.
The primary of the 11 shootings occurred round 7:25 p.m. on Sept. 3 within the 2100 block of Peppertree Approach. A minimum of 32 rounds had been fired, leaving a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg, police stated.
The next day, one other capturing occurred round 9 p.m. in the identical block of Peppertree Approach. Nobody was injured, however a close-by constructing was hit by the gunfire.
The third capturing occurred round 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 at Sycamore Drive and Peppertree Approach. Police stated a 52-year-old lady was hit within the leg whereas within the car parking zone of Sycamore Sq..
The fourth, fifth and sixth shootings occurred on Sept. 12. The primary was reported round 8:20 p.m. within the 2100 block of Lemontree Approach, the second round 8:30 p.m. within the 1000 block of Fitzuren Street and the third round 8:30 p.m. within the 2900 block of Pear Avenue.
A resident was grazed by a stray bullet within the capturing on Lemontree Approach, police stated.
The seventh capturing occurred round 9:10 p.m. Sunday at Sycamore Drive and Peppertree Approach. Nobody was injured, however a close-by dwelling and car had been hit by the gunfire.
The final 4 shootings occurred Monday, police stated. The primary was reported round 2:40 a.m. within the 600 block of G Avenue, the second simply earlier than 5 p.m. on the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, the third round 7:45 p.m. at L Avenue and William Reed Drive and the fourth round 7:50 p.m. within the 1800 block of Cavallo Street.
A person suffered life-threatening accidents within the capturing on the fairgrounds, police stated.
The capturing on Cavallo Street additionally left a 58-year-old man in essential situation. He was attending a memorial for Scales when at the least 4 photographs had been fired, police stated.
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