OAKLAND (CBS SF) — An Oakland carjacking suspect, who rammed several patrol vehicles Saturday, was wounded after opening fire on pursing officers in a quiet Rockridge neighborhood.
Investigators said the initial call of a carjacking and robbery in an East Oakland neighborhood came in shortly before 3 p.m.
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Officers later spotted the vehicle in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood.
“As officers attempted to contact the suspect, the suspect fired several shots at the officers,” said Oakland police PIO Officer Kim Armstead. “The suspect retreated to the carjacked vehicle and fled.”
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“Officers pursued from a distance as the police helicopter followed overhead,” she continued. “The suspect drove into the 5900 block of Oceanview Drive where the suspect started using the carjacked vehicle to ram marked OPD patrol vehicles and uniformed OPD officers.”
“OPD officers discharged their duty firearms. The suspect was struck and transported to local hospital.”
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The suspects name and condition were not released. The incident remains under investigation.
Source: sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com.