Elijah Scales, 20, was shot in the head on September 2, 2024, on the 2100 block of Peppertree Way near Sycamore Drive in Antioch. He was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries on September 5.

After Scales’ death the city saw a surge in shootings that authorities say may be connected to his homicide. Nearly a dozen separate shootings were reported, including one that occurred during a memorial for Scales on Cavallo Road in which a 58-year-old man was critically wounded. Despite increased patrols and public appeals, no suspects have been identified or arrested in Scales’ killing or the related shootings. The Antioch Police Department is investigating and asking anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone has information about Elijah, the shootings that followed, or the memorial shooting on Cavallo Road, please share what you know with investigators.