Overview
- Police said officers saw a gun in a car during a 3:15 a.m. Friday stop on the 1200 block of 9th Avenue, the driver tried to flee and dragged one officer and pinned another, and an officer shot the driver.
- Officers gave medical aid at the scene, and the driver and both officers were taken to hospitals in stable condition.
- The Oakland Police Department placed the involved officers on paid administrative leave under department policy.
- Separate investigations are being led by OPD, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, and Oakland's Community Police Review Agency, and the chief said federal agents are also involved.
- The incident follows an April 27 fatal police shooting in East Oakland, adding to recent scrutiny of officer use of force in the city.