Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Teen On Suspicion Of Shooting 9-Year-Old In Antioch
Police are investigating a shooting Saturday involving a 17-year-old suspected of shooting a child.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Police arrested a 17-year-old on suspicion of shooting a 9-year-old boy.
Police responded to a report shortly after 4:41 p.m. of a shooting in the 300 block of Sunset Drive in Antioch.
Officers on the scene found a 9-year-old boy, who had been shot. He was taken to a local hospital, where medics treated him for a non-life threatening injury.
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Police arrested the 17-year-old.
Police are still investigating the shooting. Anyone with information should contact the Antioch Police Department at tips@antiochca.gov.
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