Man shot dead outside 24 Hour Fitness in Antioch

Photo: Google Maps A man was shot and killed Thursday in the parking lot outside a 24...

A 33-year-old Pittsburg man was shot and killed Thursday in the parking lot of an Antioch gym, authorities said.

The victim, whose name was not released, and his brother had just finished shopping at the Somersville Towne Center at 2550 Somersville Road about 11:30 a.m., said Antioch police Lt. Diane Aguinaga.

“They came outside, I assume to go to their car, when one brother said to the other, 'Look out,’” Aguinaga told reporters. “A blue car rolled up and the passenger fired out the window, striking one of the brothers, killing him.”

The victim fell to the ground in the parking outside 24 Hour Fitness. Officers found the man on the ground unconscious with at least one wound to his torso.

There were no immediate arrests in the slaying, the second shooting in Antioch in as many days.

About 2 p.m. Wednesday, a security guard who witnessed an argument behind a Starbucks coffee shop at 1896 A St. fired at a suspect, who returned fire, hitting the guard. The guard was expected to survive. The suspect was detained.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee



