NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A motorist was brought to the hospital Saturday evening as a result of a drive-by shooting along Murfreesboro Pike in Antioch, which is the latest in a string of gun violence incidents around the city. Officials said the shooting was reported just before 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 at the […]
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Death of man found dead on Antioch sidewalk being investigated as homicide
(KRON) — An incident in which a man was found deceased on a sidewalk last week is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Antioch Police Department. Antioch PD officers responded at around 7:19 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15 to the 2200 block of Country Hills Drive to assist Contra Costa Fire with a […]
Community members look to maintain relationship with police after shooting at Antioch park
Antioch seeing spike in auto theft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s one of Nashville’s most prevalent crimes. Across the board, auto theft incidents are increasing rapidly compared to previous years. It’s a terrible feeling coming outside in the morning realizing your car was broken into, but Antioch residents said that exact thing has been happening too often in their neighborhoods. “I’m […]
Antioch mother frightened after rapid-gunfire outside her home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A mother said she may be forced to find a new place to live unless her building does something about the frequent gunfire she claims is happening in the Nashboro Village area. Sable Greenfield was walking to the car with her 3-year-old daughter when rapid-fire gunshots echoed across the parking lot. […]
Crews fighting 2-alarm fire at Antioch hotel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Dozens of first responders have been called out to a two-alarm fire at an Antioch hotel Saturday night, according to officials. Metro Nashville dispatch said the two-alarm fire was reported from a hotel in the 1100 block of Bell Road on Saturday, April 20. 📧 Have breaking come to you: Subscribe to News […]
Antioch Police Department has just 31 patrol officers, police union says
ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) — Amid a massive scandal that has caused several officers to be placed on leave, the Antioch Police Department has 80 sworn police officers, interim police chief Brian Addington said. Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe says staffing levels are improving, but the city’s police union says it needs far more reinforcements. According to […]
GoFundMe started for Antioch father struck by dirt biker
(KRON) — A GoFundMe was started for Guillermo Cervantes, an Antioch husband who was struck by a dirt biker last Monday. Cervantes is currently in critical condition and is in need of financial help for his wife and four children. According to the Antioch Police Department, the crash originally occurred at 5:49 p.m. last Monday […]
Body found submerged in Antioch after ‘suspicious death’
(BCN) — Authorities in Antioch are investigating after a body was found Sunday morning, according to police. At about 11:15 a.m., officers in Antioch responded to the 5700 block of Slatten Ranch Road on a report of a possible body in the water. Oakland In-N-Out to serve its last Double-Double Burger tonight in historic restaurant […]
Antioch domestic violence case highlights unsettling trends in Davidson County
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – In the last 14 years, guns have been used in more than half of the domestic violence-related murders in Nashville. The latest incident was an attempted murder-suicide in Antioch. On Monday, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) identified the man who they said showed up at his ex-girlfriend’s house and shot […]
2 women and a young boy were shot in an apartment in Antioch Sunday, Metro Police say
Three people were injured in a shooting Sunday midday at the Baker Station Apartments in Antioch. Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron said the incident was a domestic shooting. A man who formerly lived in the apartment shot a 21-year-old woman, a 31-year-old and a young boy. After shooting the women and child, the man […]