Overview
- A Community Warning System shelter-in-place alert ordered residents near the 2200 block of Key Boulevard and Canyon Trail Park to stay inside on Thursday night.
- The El Cerrito Police Department says officers remain at the scene and that a formal press release and a spokesperson will be provided as investigators gather facts.
- Social media users reported hearing gunfire and shared video showing a large tactical police presence in the Grocery Outlet and Planet Fitness parking area, but those reports have not been verified by police.
- Residents reported seeing multiple agencies respond, including California Highway Patrol units, and bystander video captured loud noises consistent with flash-bang devices.
- Officials asked people to lock doors and windows, stay off phones, and call 911 only for life-threatening emergencies while they continue to investigate and update the public.