Officers Fatally Shoot Armed Man In Oakland: Police

OAKLAND, CA — An investigation is underway after officers fatally shot a man they say lunged at them while holding a weapon in Oakland on Monday.

The California Highway Patrol was conducting a check at a homeless encampment along the 4000 block of International Boulevard when they saw a "a suspicious individual with potential weapons," authorities told The Oaklandside.

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The officers reported the man to the Oakland Police Department, which responded to the scene shortly after 2 p.m.

There, the Oakland officers encountered the man who police said refused to comply with commands, according to the Oakland Police Department.

At some point, the armed man lunged at the officers, who responded with "both less-lethal and lethal force," killing him, authorities said.

Police say officers recovered a weapon at the scene, but did not say what that weapon was. No other injuries were reported during the incident.

This was the third person shot by Oakland police this year.

The officers involved in the incident have been placed on paid administrative leave, as is procedure under the department's policy, authorities said.

The in-custody death will be investigated by the Oakland Police Department’s Homicide Section, OPD Internal Affairs Bureau, the Oakland City Police Commission, the Community Police Review Agency (CPRA), and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.