Crime & Safety
Suspect Opens Fire During Pursuit: Police
The Oakland Police officer was not injured and did not return fire.
OAKLAND, CA — A suspect remains at large after firing a shot at an Oakland police officer during a foot pursuit early this morning, police said.
Shortly after 3 a.m., a uniformed officer in a marked patrol car in the 2300 block of East 17th Street "attempted to detain a suspicious person," police said in an email this morning.
The male suspect fled and, during the foot pursuit, turned in the direction of the officer and discharged a firearm. The officer was not hit by the gunfire and did not discharge his own firearm, according to police.
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More officers responded to search the area for the suspect. They recovered a firearm but the suspect remains at large.
Police did not provide any description of the suspect or what prompted the original attempt to detain him.
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