Man shot dead, 3 held after car crashes into Antioch home

These three suspects, who crashed into a house during a car chase, are being held on suspicion of murder, Antioch police say These three suspects, who crashed into a house during a car chase, are being held on suspicion of murder, Antioch police say Photo: Antioch Police Photo: Antioch Police Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man shot dead, 3 held after car crashes into Antioch home 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Police took three people into custody after they crashed into a home moments after they were spotted leaving the scene of a shooting in Antioch that left a man dead, officials said.

The incident began when Antioch police heard a gunshot in the area of Hudson Court about 11:20 p.m. Monday and then saw a 2011 Toyota speeding away with no lights on, authorities said.

Officers tried to pull the car over near Fairview Drive and Somersville Road, but the driver refused to stop and led a chase onto Auto Center Drive, police said. The car crashed minutes later into a home on the 1700 block of Mahogany Way, police said.

No one was hurt in the crash, but three people in the car were arrested: Tony Belfield, 33, of Antioch; Kimberly Saunders, 36, of Antioch and Richard Ludlow, 18, of Daly City. All three were booked on suspicion of murder. Saunders and Ludlow were also being held on suspicion of being an accessory to murder.

Ludlow, the alleged driver, was also booked on suspicion of felony evading police.

Officers checked the area where the gunshot was heard and found Christopher Monico, 21, of San Francisco dead from a bullet wound.

Monico and the three suspects knew each other, police said.

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