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Discovery Bay Homicide Update: Sheriffs Office Locate Missing Mother and Son

by ECT

On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office announced that Kimberley Meeks and her son were located this morning and are safe.

The sheriffs office was looking for Meeks and her son after the arrest of Darryon Williams, 26 of Stockton, when they performed a welfare check on behalf of the Antioch Police Department Saturday in connection with a shooting which struck a Contra Costa County Firefighter and an EMS employee on Auto Center Drive in the city of Antioch. Both the firefighter and EMS employee sustained non-life threatening injuries.

DurinContra Costa County Firefighter Shotg the welfare check, Delta Station Deputy Sheriffs arrived at the residence and found the door to the home open. Deputies conducted a protective sweep of the house and discovered a deceased individual inside with apparent gunshot wounds. The person was later identified as 64-year-old Michael Iliff of Discovery Bay.

Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives and crime lab personnel responded to the location. They were assisted by the Antioch Police Department, CHP and other agencies.

Investigators later identified Williams as the suspect in the murder of Iliff. After being interviewed by detectives, Williams was booked today at about 1 PM into the Martinez Detention Facility on the following charges: one count of murder and ten counts of attempted murder. He is being held in lieu of $11 million bail.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on this homicide or the whereabouts of Meeks and her son is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division through Sheriff’s Office dispatch at (925) 646-2441 or at (925) 313-2600. For any tips, email: [email protected] or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.

Live Video from the incident is posted on our Facebook Page.

UPDATE – APD releases Information

Photo by APD

INCIDENT:

  • Attempted Homicide –Drive-by Shooting
  • DATE OF INCIDENT: February 20, 2021TIME OF INCIDENT:09:03PM
  • LOCATION: 1900 Block of Auto Center Drive
  • VICTIM (S):Male Adult Firefighter, 31years-old Male & Adult Paramedic, 58 years-old
  • SUSPECT(S): Male Adult In-Custody (Stockton Resident)

On 2/20/2021, at approximately 8:51PM, Antioch police officers were called to the 1900block of Auto Center Drive on the report of a citizen requiring emergency medical attention. A fire engine from Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire Protection District (Con Fire), and an ambulance from Contra Costa American Medical Response (AMR) also responded to the medical call.

While tending to the patient in the parking lot near Auto Center Drive, a suspect in a silver SUV drove by the team of first responders and began shooting at the group. Afterwards, the suspect turned around and drove past the group again firing a second series of shots. A Con Fire firefighter and an AMR medic were struck by gunfire. The firefighter and medic were transported to local area hospitals, and their injuries were determined to be non-life threatening.

An ambulance and a police car were also struck by gunfire.

Several Antioch officers gave chase onto Highway 4 as the suspect vehicle fled westbound towards the City of Pittsburg. The vehicle pursuit traveled through Contra Costa and Alameda Counties and ended in the City of Richmond after the suspect vehicle collided with a parked vehicle. The suspect attempted to flee from the scene of the collision, but he was quickly taken into custody by officers from Richmond PD and the California Highway Patrol. The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Air Support Unit also provided critical assistance. A firearm was collected at the scene.

Antioch Police Department detectives with the Violent Crimes and Special Operations Units responded to the scene, along with crime scene investigators, and took over the investigation. The investigation is still active, and evidence is being collected and evaluated.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925)778-2441, or Detective Brogdon at 925-779-6895. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.

 

Brentwood Robbery Connected to Antioch Shooting of Firefighter and EMS Employee

On Sunday, the Brentwood Police Department confirmed that a robbery that occurred at approximently 8:30 pm Saturday was in connection with the ongoing investigations in the City of Antioch and Town of Discovery Bay.

According to police, the robbery occurred at Quik Stop in Brentwood where the suspect, a black male in his 20s, displayed a firearm before demanding an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect fled in a silver SUV with the cash and some store merchandise. Nobody was injured during this robbery.

Lieutenant Walter O’Grodnick confirmed the suspect in their robbery is connected to the ongoing investigations in Antioch and Discovery Bay.

No additional information is being released to preserve the integrity of this complex multi-agency investigation. More information from the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office is expected to be released later Sunday regarding a fatality that is also connected to this incident.

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