RICHMOND — At least one Richmond police officer shot and fatally wounded a person during the service of a search warrant Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The person, whose identity was not immediately available, died despite rescue efforts from officers, Richmond police Sgt. Donald Patchin said by phone Wednesday afternoon.
The investigation centered on illegal high-powered guns, according to authorities. The shooting occurred about 9 a.m. in the 1200 block of Sanderling Island, Patchin said.
The shooting happened when police entered, and a person came at them armed with a gun, according to authorities. The person refused to drop it, and several officers fired, authorities said.
The identities of the officers who fired were not released. Authorities did not immediately say more about the nature of the investigation or how they were led to the home where the shooting happened.
It was the second Bay Area police shooting in as many days. On Tuesday morning, in nearby Vallejo, officers shot and injured a burglary suspect who allegedly rammed his vehicle into a police car.
It is the city’s first police shooting since April 2020, when one Richmond officer and five Oakland police officers shot and killed a murder suspect during a lengthy police chase around the East Bay. Two people were shot and killed by Richmond officers in 2019.
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