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Antioch Police Chief Steve Ford at community forum Tuesday

The police department plans to hold community forums in each district, rotating them throughout the year.

Steve Ford, a commander with the San Francisco police, is photographed at City Hall in Antioch on Feb. 23, 2022, during a press conference at City Hall appointing him as the new interim chief of the Antioch Police Department. Ford has a doctorate in Educational Leadership from St. Mary’s College and also teaches at San Francisco State and City College. The announcement was made during a press conference at City Hall in Antioch on Feb. 23, 2022. (Judith Prieve/Bay Area News Group)

A male died after a shooting late Tuesday morning in the city's Sycamore corridor, becoming the city's first homicide of the year, authorities said.

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Antioch: Man dies in fatal shooting in city’s Sycamore corridor

California Highway Patrol investigators said they were actively asking for the public's help in connection with their investigation into the death of a 19-year-old found beside a highway after going missing.

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