Last Monday, the tranquility of an Antioch neighborhood was pierced by the crack of gunfire, a sound all too familiar, yet forever heart-wrenching when a child is involved. The Antioch Police Department reported that Ryan Hardy, a suspect in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl, has turned himself into the San Francisco Sheriff's Office; this development follows an unfortunate incident at an apartment complex parking lot at 3915 Delta Fair Boulevard, where the child sustained a serious gunshot wound to the head while seated in her family's vehicle, as per Hoodline.
As the family sought refuge and aid in a nearby shopping center parking lot, the girl was swiftly transported to Children's Hospital Oakland by the Contra Costa County Fire Department, where she was reported to be in stable condition; the Antioch Police's ongoing investigation points toward a misidentification of the intended target, with Hardy’s self-surrender following close on the heels of this tragic event. Further investigation insights suggest no suspected criminal activity from the victim's family at the time of the shooting, a narrative reaffirmed by the official police press release, and observed in the details shared by the Antioch Police Department.
The Antioch Police are actively encouraging anyone with connections to this case or who holds valuable information to step forward, the contact for which is Detective John Cox, reachable at (925) 481-8147 or via email at [email protected].
