Antioch, California
August 28, 2013
Agencies: Contra Costa District Attorney's Office California | Antioch Police Department California | Forensics & Crime Lab Contra Costa County California
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Police shot and killed a man Tuesday after he led officers on a car chase through the city, police said.
Antioch police Capt. Leonard Orman said the man began to lead police on a chase around 4:45 p.m. after he brandished a gun. Orman would not say if the man had brandished the weapon at a police officer or if he had committed any other crime.
Police did not immediately identify the suspect.
Police followed the suspect, who was driving a silver Mercedes northbound along Hillcrest Avenue before he lost control of his car and crashed between Deer Valley Road and Wildflower Drive. The suspect began to flee, Orman said, and multiple officers opened fire.
"It's hard not to think of what if?" she said. "My son, he's a thinker, he's a worrier, so I know that's going through his head.
"It scared me," she continued. "It doesn't make me want to continue to raise my children in this. They are scared."