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Welfare check leads to arrest for double murder in Antioch

Welfare check leads to arrest for double murder in Antioch

Antioch police announced Thursday the arrest of 46-year-old Mark Taylor in connection with a double murder.

On October 16 at 4:10 p.m., Antioch police officers responded to 2600 Fairmont Lane for a welfare check. Shortly after their arrival, they discovered the bodies of a man and a woman in an advanced state of decomposition.

Officers contacted the suspect, Mark Taylor, as he tried to leave the house.

It later emerged that Taylor was the dead woman’s son and the male victim’s half-brother.

The Antioch Police Department’s Bureau of Investigation, comprised of crime scene investigators and detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit, took over the investigation. Investigators concluded that Taylor murdered his mother and half-brother.

Taylor was arrested on two counts of murder and booked into the Contra Costa County Detention Center in Martinez.

  • FILE: 24-009376
  • INCIDENT: Double Murder
  • DATE OF INCIDENT: October 16, 2024
  • TIME OF INCIDENT: 4:10 p.m
  • LOCATION: 2600 Fairmont Lane
  • VICTIM: 39-year-old man
  • 65 year old woman
  • ARRESTED: Mark Taylor (46-year-old man)

This crime remains under investigation and no further information will be released at this time. Further information or additional press releases will be provided by the Investigations Bureau. Further inquiries, tips or other information can be directed to Antioch Police Detective Adam Duffy at (925)779-6884 or via email [email protected] .

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Antioch City Crime Statistics 2024

GROUP A CRIME JAN FEB DAMAGE APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT November DEC
murder 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 1
Negligent homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justified murder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rape 2 2 4 2 5 1 5 2
Robbery 11 16 11 27 30 21 15 18
Serious bodily harm 39 45 27 37 46 41 44 47
Burglary 52 55 52 28 46 33 65 50
theft 150 172 159 160 156 129 162 117
Motor vehicle theft 118 145 118 155 166 146 175 123
Arson 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
Simple attack 89 93 96 93 86 111 95 118
intimidation 3 5 5 9 6 5 9 10
bribery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Counterfeit/Counterfeit 3 5 0 2 3 1 2 2
vandalism 90 102 107 111 92 110 102 90
Drug/narcotics violations 2 4 3 3 1 6 5 7
Drug Equipment Violations 2 0 3 1 1 3 0 2
embezzlement 1 2 2 2 2 5 2 0
Blackmail/blackmail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fraud 30 39 38 31 24 19 31 24
Gambling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
kidnapping 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 1
pornography 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1
prostitution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sodomy 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3
Sexual assault with an object 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
Stroke 2 2 7 1 2 2 4 5
incest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statutory rape 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Stolen property 6 9 6 9 5 5 4 11
Weapons law violations 24 15 15 12 21 17 19 22
Human trafficking, commercial sexual practices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human trafficking, involuntary servitude 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Animal cruelty 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3
Total number of Group A crimes 635 718 658 696 703 663 752 659 0 0 0 0