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His route that day called for stops at a middle school and a church in working-class Antioch, then Mendoza’s nonprofit in neighboring Brentwood.

Walker chose to open her shop on Antioch Street more than 25 years ago so that she could easily walk to her sons’ school.

And in January, 17-year-old Solomon Henderson opened fire in a school cafeteria in Antioch, Tennessee, killing one student and injuring another before turning the gun on himself.

Now, Corenesha Brooks of Antioch faces five felony charges for organized retail theft and impersonating a child, according to a news release from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

The author earned an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles, and her work has been published in Kelp Journal, Proud to Be, Inman News and others.