Another Shooting Reported On Highway 4 In Pittsburg
PITTSBURG (CBS SF) -- Four people were arrested following another reported shooting along state Highway 4 in Pittsburg Monday, according to police.
The incident began just before 3:00 p.m. with a shooting near the parking lot of a Quikstop on the 1100 block of Sycamore Drive - just north of Highway 4 - by occupants of a black Jaguar, according to statement from Antioch Police.
The Jaguar and another vehicle sped away onto westbound Highway 4. However, reports of the occupants of the two vehicles shooting at each other on the highway were not confirmed, police said.
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Officers caught up with the Jaguar at a Shell gas station on Bailey Rd. in Bay Point, took two people into custody, and recovered a firearm, according to the police statement.
California Highway Patrol officers along with Antioch Police stopped the second vehicle several miles away on westbound Highway 4 and two others were arrested, police said.
Officers also found a gun at that location.
No other suspects are believed to be outstanding.
The incident follows a trend of 20-plus shootings that have been reported on highways in Contra Costa and Alameda counties since November.
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As recently as Wednesday, also on Highway 4 in Pittsburg, a woman identified as 25-year-old Shanique Marie died as a result of a shooting on the highway's westbound side near Railroad Avenue.
Westbound traffic on Highway 4 was snarled as of 4:20 p.m., while officers investigated the shooting.
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