San Leandro Police Make Arrest In Weekend Shooting

Press release from the San Leandro Police Department:

November 22, 2021

On November 20th, at about 10:20 pm, officers were sent to investigate the report of a shooting at the Coyote Bar, 2089 Doolittle Drive. Officers arrived on the scene and learned the suspect, in this case, a 23-year-old male from Oakland, was involved in an altercation at this bar. The suspect, at one point during the altercation, produced a firearm and shot the victim at least once. The victim was struck by the gunfire, transported to an area hospital, and has since been released.

On November 21st, about 9:00 pm, after a day of negotiations with a member of our Hostage Negotiations Team, the suspect self-surrendered to the San Leandro Police Department. He was arrested without incident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Detective Joe Kalbeek at 510-577-2740.

"We are pleased to have made an arrest in this case, as quickly as we did, and in a safe fashion," said Lieutenant Matt Barajas.

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