Gunfire nearly struck a plainclothes police officer in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon as the officer was surveilling an armed robbery suspect, according to the city’s police union.
Gunfire nearly struck a plainclothes police officer in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon as the officer was surveilling an armed robbery suspect, according to the city's police union.
The gun battle occurred around 2 p.m. in the 3600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way near the intersection of Interstate Highway 580 and state Highway 24. The plainclothes officer was inside an unmarked car when two people unrelated to the surveillance operation started shooting from both sides of the car, Oakland Police Officers' Association officials said. Bullets hit the car, but the officer escaped injury as did everyone else, according to the union. Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC Bay Area app for
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