Woman, Man Dead In Shooting At Car Dealership Service Center

ALBANY, CA — An employee of an Albany car service center was fatally shot inside the business on Thursday and the suspect later died in a shootout with police, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 11:14 a.m. at the Toyota of Berkeley service center, which is located in Albany on Eastshore Highway.

Albany police requested the help of Berkeley police and officers then entered the building. They found a woman who had been shot and encountered a suspect, and "an exchange of gunfire occurred," according to Berkeley Police Officer Jessica Perry.

Both the suspect and the victim died at the scene, authorities said. Their names have not been released and no information is available about whether they knew each other.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is investigating the officer-involved shooting and Albany police are investigating the fatal shooting of the employee, Alameda County Sheriff's Lt. Tya Modeste said.

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin issued a statement about the shooting on Thursday afternoon.

"Berkeley's first responders leapt into action and into harm's way this morning, and their rapid response may have prevented further casualties," Arreguin said. "We are grateful to our officers for putting their lives on the line to confront this armed suspect. On behalf of the City of Berkeley I want to extend our heartfelt condolences to the victim's family. The number of guns on our streets continues to pose an unacceptable threat to our community and the many women and men who go to work every day to protect us."

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