Trevon Richardson

On the afternoon of July 14, 2023, Trevon Richardson, a 24-year-old man from Antioch, was with a friend at the Lido Square Apartment Complex in Pittsburg, California. As he and the 21-year-old driver were pulling their vehicle out of a parking space on Crestview Drive, multiple shooters ambushed them, riddling the car with bullets. Richardson was struck in the head and killed instantly. His friend was shot three times but survived.

The wounded driver sped to the nearby Pittsburg Police Department parking lot to summon help. Officers found both men suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and rendered aid until paramedics arrived, but Richardson succumbed to his injuries in the parking lot. The driver was transported to a hospital in serious but stable condition. Investigators located evidence of the shooting on the 2100 block of Crestview Lane and soon determined that the attack was not random.

The investigation revealed the shooting was an ambush orchestrated by the Midtown street gang, a violent criminal group based at the Lido Square apartments. Authorities alleged that the intended target was the man Richardson was with. According to court records, a gang member spotted the intended victim at a barbecue at the complex and alerted his associates. The group then allegedly prepared for the attack by changing clothes, donning ski masks, and readying their guns.

Two months later, on September 11, 2023, a large-scale operation involving multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies executed search and arrest warrants in Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, and Pleasant Hill. The sweep resulted in the arrest of 13 members and associates of the Midtown gang. The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office ultimately charged nine individuals, including two juveniles, in connection with the homicide. The adult murder suspects were identified as Deavion Young, Larry Lee Major III, Christopher Perez, and Marcolino Ortega. Two others, Joseph Ramey and Melissa Ramey, faced accessory charges.

In May 2026, a jury convicted Larry Lee Major III and Deavion Young of murder with a special circumstance of lying in wait for their roles in the ambush killing. Prosecutors described how the men were part of a firing squad that shattered a mellow afternoon with the deadly attack. Both men face a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

As of the convictions, one suspect, Amen Allen, remains a fugitive. The 19-year-old Pittsburg resident is considered armed and dangerous. Authorities ask anyone with information regarding his whereabouts to contact Detective Gutierrez at 925-252-4095 or the Pittsburg Police Department's Tip Line at 925-252-4040.