1 Arrested in Oakland Police Shooting: Officials

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On what constabulary described arsenic a "violent Friday," an Oakland constabulary serviceman discharged his firearm erstwhile responding to a telephone regarding an equipped suspect, but the fishy was not struck and nary 1 was injured Friday, constabulary said.

A homicide, aggregate shootings, equipped robberies and equipped carjackings besides occurred Friday, and Oakland constabulary Chief LeRonne Armstrong volition clasp a quality league Monday to springiness further details connected each these incidents, constabulary said.

The constabulary shooting occurred successful the 500 artifact of 98th Avenue erstwhile a assemblage subordinate called constabulary to study a antheral brandishing a firearm astatine an country resident, according to police.

The equipped idiosyncratic physically assaulted and brandished a firearm astatine 1 of the officers, and during the incident, an serviceman discharged his firearm astatine the equipped individual, constabulary said. The idiosyncratic was not struck and nary officers were physically injured during this incident, according to police.

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One fishy was taken into custody and a firearm was recovered, constabulary said. In accordance with section policy, the serviceman has been placed connected paid administrative leave.

The Oakland Police Department's Homicide Section, Internal Affairs Division and the Oakland Community Police Review Agency are investigating the officer-involved shooting, accordant with departmental policy, according to police.

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