‘Taken entirely by surprise’: Oakland police officer killed in ‘ambush’ shooting at Embarcadero
LA TimesOakland police officers console each other as they leave Highland Hospital in Oakland. An Oakland police officer responding to a burglary at a cannabis store was shot and killed Friday morning, the department said. He and another officer were in an unmarked police vehicle when they were ambushed by a suspect out of the line of sight, according to Oakland Police Officers Assn. December 29, 2023 At a news conference Friday afternoon, Interim Police Commissioner Darren Allison said the officers, who were wearing civilian clothes, were responding to a burglary at the cannabis business — the second of the night — around 4:30 a.m. when the shooting occurred. Video from the scene showed a crashed white pickup truck along with numerous officers from the Oakland Police Department and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department.
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