"The gunfire about 10:20 p.m. killed 33-year-old Julio Castaneda, of Oakley, and 42-year-old Thomas Espinoza, whose city of residence authorities do not know. Both died at the scene. Injured in the shooting and hospitalized were a 36-year-old man and 15-year-old boy. The teenager initially was listed in critical condition. Authorities have not responded to requests for an update on his condition. Authorities days after the shooting said the older man was expected to survive."
"The fatal shootings brought to five the number of homicides investigated by Antioch police in 2025. Police investigated 11 in the first nine months of 2024 en route to a two-decades-high total of 16 for the year. Residents of the neighborhood said they heard about 10 to 15 rounds of gunfire. Police have not any arrests, nor have they publicly identified anyone as a suspect. The killings happened on a deadly day in the East Bay."
Two men were shot to death Sept. 18 at the corner of D Street and W. 19th Street in Antioch. The victims were 33-year-old Julio Castaneda of Oakley and 42-year-old Thomas Espinoza; both died at the scene. A 36-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were hospitalized, with the teenager initially listed in critical condition and the older man later expected to survive. Authorities have not announced any arrests or publicly identified suspects and have not provided an update on the teenager's condition. Residents reported hearing about 10 to 15 rounds of gunfire. The incident raised Antioch's 2025 homicide count to five.
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