An Oakland police sergeant shot a man who fired a rifle in East Oakland, leading to a standoff. After a lengthy negotiation, the suspect surrendered and was hospitalized in stable condition. The officer involved is on administrative leave pending an investigation.
An Oakland police sergeant shot a man who then hid in a nearby home before surrendering after a standoff early Saturday, authorities said. It all started around 5:09 a.m. when the officer observed a man firing a rifle in the 6600 block of MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland, according to the Oakland Police Department. The sergeant confronted and then chased the suspect on foot. The sergeant then shot the man, who then ran into a nearby apartment building and barricaded himself, police said.
Additional officers responded to the building and after a lengthy standoff, the man surrendered and was taken into custody, according to the OPD. Police said they recovered a firearm at the scene. The suspect was transported to a hospital and was in stable condition as of Saturday afternoon, according to police. The Oakland Police Officer’s Association identified the officer who fired his weapon as Sgt. Jared Blue-Lowry. The officer was not injured, according to the police union. In accordance with OPD policy, he has been placed on paid administrative leave, while the department’s Office of Internal Accountability and the Community Police Review Agency investigate the shooting. OPOA President Sgt. Huy Nguyen, in a memo to fellow officers, said the city has already experienced a “troubling” number of shootings and homicides so far in 2025. “This underscores the challenging and often dangerous environment our officers navigate every day as they work tirelessly to protect our city,” Nguyen wrot
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