Antioch is on high alert following a midday vehicle-to-vehicle shooting that escalated to a car crash near a local gas station and food service. According to a press release from the Antioch Police Department, the incident unfolded yesterday at around 11:24 a.m., when multiple witnesses called to report the disturbance in the 500 block of East 18th Street.

Responding officers found an abandoned silver sedan in the parking lot of 511 East 18th Street. As the preliminary investigation suggests, the silver vehicle had traveled eastbound from the gas station when it was attacked by a dark-colored sedan driving in the opposite direction. The silver sedan darted in the chaos and crashed into several parked cars.

A man and woman were seen exiting the damaged vehicle and fleeing in separate ways. A man, apparently armed, was observed running northwest and hopping fences. Despite a thorough search, both individuals were able to evade the police. The suspect's vehicle, meanwhile, was last seen speeding away westbound on East 18th Street and remains at large.

With a situation brewing amidst a school, the nearby Rocketship Delta Prep school was promptly placed on lockdown. The investigation is ongoing as Antioch police collect evidence and witness statements to piece together the events.

The Antioch Police Department encourages anyone with information about this incident to step forward. Contact can be made through their non-emergency line at (925)778-2441 or the Investigations Bureau at (925)779-6925. Anonymity for tipsters is an option, as the department receives text-a-tips via 274637 (CRIMES) with the keyword ANTIOCH.