59-Year-Old Man Dead After Fight With Phone Vendor Employees In Antioch

A 59-year-old man died after a fight with employees of a phone vendor stand last week outside a Contra Costa County building in Antioch, police said.

The fight was reported about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday outside the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services building at 4545 Delta Fair Blvd.

Officers found that a man, later identified as Paul Lawson, had been involved in an argument and fight with the vendor employees.

At some point Lawson fell to the ground. Some witnesses told police that he stumbled over a chair and others said he may have been pushed during the fight, police said in a news release.

After falling, Lawson told authorities he couldn’t move and he was taken by ambulance to a hospital. He died from his injuries on Saturday, police said.

Police are still investigating and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Duff atrduff@antiochca.gov.