Around 12:30 p.m., gunshots were reported near the intersection of Cavallo Road and Sunset Drive, Antioch police Lt. Matthew Koch said in a news release. When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old man with at the least one gunshot wound.
The man's condition is critical, Koch said.
Police didn’t announce any arrests or provide further details in regards to the shooting.
“The investigation is still in its early stages and evidence and witness statements are being collected,” Koch said.
Including Friday's incident, town has recorded at the least a dozen shootings since Sept. 2, when 21-year-old Elijah Scales was gunned down within the 2100 block of Peppertree Way.
According to police, a complete of six people were injured within the shooting, three of them seriously.
Acting Police Chief Brian Addington desires to put an end to the crime wave by restructuring staff and assigning two officers to patrol the Sycamore Drive corridor, where lots of the shootings have occurred, until at the least next Tuesday.
“These efforts are aimed at reducing gun violence and providing a sense of security to the community and local businesses,” he said in a recent statement. “This wave of violence will not be tolerated.”
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