ANTIOCH, Calif. ( KRON ) — Antioch police say foot patrols are back to help combat a recent surge in gun violence. As KRON4 has reported, gang-related shootings have continued along the city’s troubled Sycamore Corridor.
A single mother in Antioch spoke with us through her front door, afraid to show her face.
“It’s kind of scary over here, honestly. It is. It’s very scary. I’ve been here for nine years — it hasn’t got this bad up until recently,” said the mother who did not give her name for fear of gang-retaliation.
“I’m afraid to walk to the stores. I don’t like walking around in the area, because, you know, they’re not picking people — they’re picking random people. They’re just shooting everywhere,” she said.
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More than a dozen gang-related shootings were reported at or near Sycamore Square in the month following Labor Day. Four shootings were reported in the area in the week leading up to Veteran’s Day.
“I’m moving. And, a lot of other people is moving away from here, too. So, I don’t know,” said a neighbor named Keshdog.