ANTIOCH, Calif. ( KRON ) — The eruption of gang violence in Antioch has prompted city leaders to draw up drastic possible solutions to an escalating problem. Antioch’s mayor says all options are on the table, including street closures and reaching out to the National Guard.
At least 14 additional shootings have been reported in the city of Antioch since police say 21-year-old Elijah Scales was shot to death on Peppertree Way on Sept. 2. Police say most of the shootings are gang-related and in retaliation to Scales’ killing.
“We have to keep people safe,” said Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe…