ANTIOCH — Two men are dead following a suspected shootout in the parking lot of the Delta Bowl Saturday night, authorities said Sunday morning.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired at the bowling alley at 3300 Delta Fair Blvd. at 10:36 p.m. Saturday night. Upon arrival, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
One of them died in the parking lot and the other was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Officers with the Antioch Police Department’s Investigations Bureau determined the 34-year-old victim was sitting in the driver seat of his vehicle, preparing to leave, when the 35-year-old suspect approached and the two began exchanging gunfire.
No motive for the shooting is currently known and no other suspects appear to be involved, police said.
The deaths are the 15th and 16th homicides in Antioch this year. At this time last year, Antioch had recorded 10 homicides, and ended 2023 with 12.
