{"id":264388,"date":"2026-04-12T19:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264388\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T19:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:52:15","slug":"suspect-arrested-in-san-diego-in-bay-area-citys-first-homicide-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264388\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested in San Diego in Bay Area city&#8217;s first homicide of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man sought in\u00a0Antioch&#8217;s first homicide of the year has been arrested in San Diego, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zahvon Hopson, 21, was arrested Friday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/crime\/article\/antioch-fatal-shooting-woman-killed-21369458.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fatal shooting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;fatal shooting&quot;}\" class=\"link \">fatal shooting<\/a> of a 20-year-old woman on Feb. 19 on the 2200 block of Sycamore Drive, according to the Antioch Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police have not disclosed the victim&#8217;s name or her relationship to\u00a0Hopson, who was identified through video surveillance, witness statements and forensic evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Antioch police said they expect the case to be filed this week with the Contra Costa County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact Detective Cole Shaffer at 925-779-6944 or via email at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mailto:cshaffer@antiochca.gov\" data-ylk=\"slk:cshaffer@antiochca.gov;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;cshaffer@antiochca.gov&quot;}\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cshaffer@antiochca.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/crime\/article\/antioch-homicide-san-diego-arrest-22202286.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=yahoo_syndication\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Suspect arrested in San Diego in Bay Area city&#039;s first homicide of 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Suspect arrested in San Diego in Bay Area city&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Suspect arrested in San Diego in Bay Area city&#8217;s first homicide of 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man sought in\u00a0Antioch&#8217;s first homicide of the year has been arrested in San Diego, police said. 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