Crime & Safety

Contra Costa Teen Fatally Shot ID'd

Police said the case involving the 17-year-old is still under investigation.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – A 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot Tuesday in Antioch has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as Omar Zaragoza.

Officers responded just before 4 p.m. to the 100 block of East 18th Street, where police found Zaragoza suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not immediately return a call seeking additional details, but they said Tuesday that the case is still under investigation.

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Police asked anyone with information about the homicide to call the department at (925) 778-2441 or Detective Loren Bledsoe at (925) 779-6884.

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