ANTIOCH – A 44-year-old man found shot to death here Wednesday was identified by the coroner’s office Thursday as Ryan Devon Jones.
The coroner’s office listed him as an Antioch transient.
Officers were called to the railroad tracks between A Street and Cavallo Road just after 2 p.m. for a report of a person who was possibly dead, Antioch police Lt. Rick Martin said in a news release. They arrived to find a man later identified as Jones with a gunshot wound.
Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
As of Thursday morning, police had not released any additional information about the killing, including a possible motive. Police did not announce any arrests or release any suspect description.
Anyone with information related to the fatal shooting can contact Detective Randall Gragg at 925-779-6889 or the police department’s non-emergency line at 925-778-2441.
Staff writer Harry Harris contributed to this report. Check back for updates.
