Update: Suspect in Richmond Police Officer Involved Shooting Identified, Kidnapping Victim in Critical Condition

by ECT Apr 18, 2020

written by ECT Apr 18, 2020

According to News 24-680, who broke this story, this was a result of a chanced sighting of a van with a woman’s battered and bloodied body where the male tried to dump the body in a canyon just south of Moraga.

A pursuit then occurred which ended in the City of Richmond.

Official Release from Richmond Police:

RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESITGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING

(Richmond, Calif) – On Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 6:45 PM the Oakland Police Department Communications Division received a report of a female abandoned on the side of the road in the area of Pinehurst Road and Skyline Boulevard. A witness provided suspect vehicle information.

As officers responded to the area, they observed the suspect vehicle and attempted a traffic enforcement stop. The suspect vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit ensued.

The vehicle traveled to the City of Richmond to the area of South 37th Street and Stege Avenue. The driver used his vehicle to ram a marked Oakland police car, injuring the two officers who were exiting their vehicle. The suspect pointed a firearm in the direction of the officers at which time officers discharged their firearms. The suspect sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

The victim sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The victim is currently listed in critical condition.

Two police officers suffered injuries from their vehicle being rammed and were transported to a local hospital and are currently listed in stable condition.

This is an ongoing investigation involving multiple agencies including Oakland Police Department, Richmond Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Moraga Police Department, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department, and Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office.

As we receive information we will continue provide updates.

If you have any additional information regarding this investigation please contact the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office at 925-957-2200 or Sergeant Pomeroy with the Richmond Police Department at 510-620-6616.

Saturday UPDATE (4/18/20)

Vallejo, Calif. – On Thursday, April 16th, 2020, at approximately 8:08 AM, the Vallejo Police Department received a call from concerned family members about a missing 29-year-old female.

Family members last saw the victim at approximately 7:35 AM, in the 900 block of Kentucky Street in the City of Vallejo with suspect Juan AYON-BARRAZA, a 24-year-old Vallejo resident.

The victim told family members that she was leaving to get breakfast with him and would return. A short time later, BARRAZA, made contact with a family member of the victim via telephone, where he made an unsettling comment – causing them to be extremely concerned for her well-being.

At approximately 8:00 AM, the victim’s family contacted BARRAZA in person and confronted him in an attempt to determine the victim’s whereabouts. BARRAZA was evasive with the family and then fled from them.

Utilizing every resource available, the Vallejo Police Department Detective Division worked this case diligently as an at-risk missing person case.

Later in the early evening, a concerned citizen in the city limits of Moraga, California called 911 after observing a subject discarding what appeared to be a body on the side of the road from a white van.

The body reported in Moraga was found to be a female victim, and was later confirmed to be the at-risk missing person from Vallejo. She was still alive but unresponsive and transported to a local hospital, where she was treated for at least one gunshot wound. The victim is presently in critical condition.

Oakland Police Officers responded to the area in Moraga where they attempted to stop the white van seen leaving the area. Instead of stopping, the driver, later identified as Juan Ayon-BARRAZA fled, taking them on a pursuit that ended in Richmond. Please see Richmond PD’s press release for details.

This incident is an ongoing investigation involving multiple agencies, including the Oakland Police Department, Richmond Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Moraga Police Department, Contra Costa Sheriffs, and Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office.

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2 comments

George Apr 17, 2020 - 5:24 am

Paging Mr. Burris……it’s just a matter of time

Nadia Apr 19, 2020 - 3:36 pm

Yes, that ambulance chaser is probably at the home of the diceased asshole’s family. Glad the cops eliminated him from the human species.

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