A 30-year-old man from Long Beach and a woman he had possibly held hostage were injured after a Sunday night shootout with Brentwood police at an apartment complex, police said.
In a statement, Brentwood police said that officers were notified of a "possible hostage situation" about 9 p.m. at the Brentwood Garden Apartments. The reporting party said that a woman was being held against her will by a man armed with a handgun, police said. As officers approached the man and woman, were were both in a breezeway between several apartments, the man fired multiple shots in the direction of the officers, police said.
Police said no one else was hurt during the shooting, but the man's "errant rounds" struck parked cars in the lot. When the man is medically cleared from the hospital, he will be booked at the Martinez Detention Facility on several felonies, including attempted murder on a peace officer. Contra Costa County District Attorney investigators are conducting a parallel investigation per county protocol.
Anyone with information related to this shooting, who has not already been interviewed by law enforcement is asked to contact Detective Agostinho at 925-809-7870.that I have read and agree
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