Oakland Police Kill Man Who Was Reportedly Pointing Gun at People in the Street

Oakland police fatally shot a man in the Webster neighborhood Monday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for the department.

Just before 4 p.m., the Oakland Police Department said it responded to multiple reports from residents in the area of Auseon Avenue and Olive Street, who said the man was standing in the street, pointing a handgun at pedestrians and motorists.

Officers found the man a block west and said he pointed a firearm at them as they approached. He continued moving west, to a yard on the next street, and again pointed his firearm at officers, according to OPD.

Multiple officers then shot him, according to interim Police Chief James Beere. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Officers “were able to initially make contact with the suspect, but as said, he ended up pointing the firearm at the police officers as well, at which point they discharged their firearms and struck the suspect,” Beere told reporters Monday.

It’s not clear how many officers fired at the man, or whether he discharged his weapon. OPD said those involved will be placed on paid administrative leave.

The department has launched a criminal and administrative investigation, and the Alameda County district attorney’s office and Community Police Review Agency are conducting their own.