Hunt Continues For Felon Who Shot Undercover Cop
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OAKLAND: Officers On Move To Capture Cop Shooter On The Run [Amber Lee]
Updated on: 2010-08-28 02:16:10
An extensive manhunt for a known felon who allegedly shot and wounded a Fremont undercover police officer in Oakland was underway Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
The incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. on the 2000 block of Auseon Avenue near Bancroft when two officers -- one from Oakland and one from Fremont -- who were working as part of a multi-department task force approached a known felon to serve him a warrant.
A confrontation with the felon ensued and gunfire was exchanged. The suspect reportedly shot the Fremont officer twice and fled the scene.
The suspect then tried to carjack a red SUV. The driver of that vehicle ran from his car to a nearby liquor store on Bancroft. The red SUV was found at the scene with tires shot out and riddled with bullets.
The suspect proceeded to carjack a second vehicle, fleeing the scene in a 1999 4-door green Madza sedan, California license plate No. 4MJE548. The suspect shot into the car he stole and the driver of the vehicle was reportedly injured, but was only hit by broken glass and not by bullets. The extent of that person's injuries was not immediately known.
Police have identified the suspect as 20-year-old Andrew Barrientos. He is described as 5' 7" tall, weighing approximately 240 pounds with brown eyes and dark hair.
Authorities were still searching for the suspect Friday night. While MacArthur and Bancroft were cordoned off between 82nd Street and 90th Street for several hours, those streets have since reopened.
The officer was shot twice in the upper leg and groin area. He was driven to Highland Hospital by his fellow officers.
At around 6 p.m. the Fremont police department said the officer remained in surgery and was listed in serious but stable condition, though his doctor said his condition could change at any minute.
Outside Highland Hospital all afternoon and into the evening Fremont and Oakland detectives and officers waited and waited.
Among them was Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts, who was quick to greet Fremont Police Chief Craig Steckler.
"His family is up there. He in surgery at this point. We have an outstanding suspect an our mission right now is to see if we can locate that suspect," said Chief Batts.
Chief Steckler said, "We are all concerned; an officer has life-threatening injuries."
Fremont's police chief said his officer was shot twice and that it was his partner who rushed him to the hospital.
Dr. Javid Sadjadi said the officer sustained wounds through the groin and the pelvis.
The emergency room doctor said he was unable to remove the bullets and that it was unclear if the officer would be paralyzed as a result of his injuries.
"The surgery was rather extensive, he is in critical condition. It is a touch and go situation," said Dr. Sadjadi. "I would actually urge the public to donate blood if possible. We had to transfuse him extensively."
The Fremont police chief said the wounded officer is in his late thirties, married with children and had worked at the Newark police department ten years before transferring to Fremont about six years ago.
The chief added that the officer has executed warrants in Oakland before as part of a multi-agency drug task force.
"We haven't had an officer shot since I've been the chief and that almost 20 years. It's not something we encounter everyday but we are prepared for it and in the end there is a lot of trauma on the department," said Chief Steckler.
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