June 23, 12:56 a.m. Antioch police officers stopped a 1994 Acura for a traffic violation on Banyan Way. The officers also recognized the driver as 22-year-old Francis Butler, on probation for drug possession and subject to search and seizure terms. Officers found that Butler’s driver’s license was suspended. When officers inquired about the identity of the vehicle’s owner, Butler became nervous and claimed he had just purchased the car a couple of days earlier. Officers searched Butler’s pockets under the terms of his probation and located three credit cards in his pocket. The names on the cards were not Butler’s, and he claimed he had found them on the ground. He was told to be seated on the curb while officers searched his vehicle. Dispatch attempted to contact the registered owner of the car by telephone but was unsuccessful. One of the officers had determined that some of the credit cards on Butler’s person were stolen in a residential burglary in Oakley a few weeks earlier. The officer approached Butler and told him to place his hands behind his back. Butler was still seated on the curb and asked why. The officer told him again to place his hands behind his back. Butler leaned forward and grabbed a butterfly knife from his right ankle, jumped to his feet and turned toward the nearest officer. A struggle ensued and Butler dropped the knife. He was eventually placed in handcuffs. Neither he nor the officers sustained significant injuries. The registered owner of the car contacted police and advised the Acura was stolen from Pleasant Hill. Butler was booked for the crimes of Assault with a Deadly Weapon on Police, Vehicle Theft, Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of Stolen Credit Cards and Violation of Probation. He transported to the county jail in Martinez.

June 23, 10 p.m. Officers of the Antioch Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the parking lot of an apartment complex on 2201 Sycamore Drive. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, a 19-year-old male Pittsburg resident, who had sustained non-life threatening gunshots wounds to both of his legs. The victim was found wearing a holster, and a stolen gun was found a few feet from the victim. Numerous shell casings were located around the victim and in other areas of the parking lot. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was admitted for treatment. He was also arrested for possession of the stolen gun and for firing the gun, but due to his injuries, he was released pending his hospital stay.

June 26, 8:21 p.m. Officers of the Antioch Police Department responded to the report of gunshots fired at Taqueria La Sierra on H Street. Upon arrival, officers found a 29-year-old male Antioch resident suffering from numerous gunshots to his upper body and legs. It was learned that three black males followed the business owner – a 39-year-old female – into the business, produced handguns and demanded money. When the male victim entered the business, the assailants shot him several times, emptied the cash register and fled the scene with an unknown amount of cash. The male victim was life-flighted to an area hospital, where he underwent surgery for non-life-threatening injuries. The female was not injured during the robbery. Those with information regarding this incident should call the Antioch Police Department at 925-778-2441.

June 28, 10:22 p.m. Officers of the Antioch Police Department responded to the report of a shooting on 5000 Lone Tree Way at Williamson Ranch Park. When they arrived, officers found an 18-year-old male inside his parked car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

For information on law enforcement in Antioch, visit www.ci.antioch.ca.us/citygov/police.