Man shot and killed in Antioch, suspect arrested
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in an apparent retaliatory attack for defending his female roommate from an abusive ex-boyfriend, police said.
The suspect, 30-year-old Antioch resident Kevin Gunning, was arrested a few hours later. The death marks the city's second homicide of the year.
Police say Gunning went to a home in the 2200 block of Pinenut Way about 9:35 p.m. to confront David Johnson, who lived at the house with his stepfather, a female roommate and her sister.
Acting Lt. Diane Aguinaga said Gunning was angry at Johnson for intervening in an argument with Gunning's ex-girlfriend, the female roommate, about a month ago. During that argument, she said, the suspect physically assaulted the woman and Johnson defended her by punching him.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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