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Oakland: Police Officer Shot, Sexual Assault Suspect Killed

by ECT

Monday morning about 1:32 AM, Oakland Police officers responded to the 3800 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard as part of a followup investigation into a reported sexual assault.

While at the scene, officers encountered a suspect armed with a rifle; the suspect reportedly shot one of the officers. Two officers returned fire striking the suspect.

The injured officer and the suspect were transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. The suspect was pronounced deceased. The officer is listed in stable condition.

Officers have recovered a rifle from the scene.

Information is still preliminary at this time as multiple investigations continue. No further information is available. A press conference is occurring now in order to share as much info as possible.

Consistent with Departmental policy, this officer involved shooting must be investigated by the Oakland Police Department’s Homicide Section and the Internal Affairs Division. An independent and concurrent investigation is also being conducted by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.

The Oakland Police Department is committed to transparency, but also to a full and complete investigative process that requires information be limited in order to maintain the integrity of the investigation. For this reason, only those preliminary details that do not compromise the investigation will be released. Additional information will be released as soon as practical.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department’s Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821.

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