ANTIOCH — A 31-year-old man was shot to death Monday night, apparently inside a vehicle, police said.
Officers responded to the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in the 2700 block of Hillcrest Avenue about 7:40 p.m. after reports of a solo vehicle crash, according to a statement from Antioch police Lt. John Fortner. Once there, they found the man in the driver’s seat with one gunshot wound.
Fortner said evidence at the scene indicated the shooting likely happened inside the car.
Police called for paramedics and began administering first aid, but authorities pronounced the man dead in the parking lot.
Authorities did not identify him early Tuesday, pending notification of his next of kin.
The homicide is the second one this year in the city of Antioch.
Witnesses told police that two people ran from the car, Fortner said. Police have not located the pair. No arrests were made.
Detectives with the department’s Violent Crimes Unit have taken over the investigation, and are working to identify any suspects or persons of interest, Fortner said.
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