On Friday night at 8:44 PM, Antioch Police Officers were dispatched to a report of subject shot on Cavallo Road. The 54-year-old victim had been shot in the arm and drove himself to a parking lot on East 18th Street.
Officers responded and located the victim and his fiancé. The victim was treated and transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
According to Corporal Ted Chang, ot was determined the victim was shot during an attempted robbery.
A crime scene was located in the 2000 block Cavallo Road, but the suspect(s) had fled prior to police arrival. At this time, the investigation is still ongoing and officers are working on identifying the suspect(s).
This is the second robbery attempt this week that had resulted in a shooting. On September 18 at 4:22 pm, police responded to the railroad tracks near G St and W 20th where a 15-year-old was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925)778-2441. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.
