Early this morning, an incident involving the Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) police resulted in a shootout after a traffic stop on 85th Avenue. One OHA officer and the suspect were both wounded and are in stable condition at a hospital. The circumstances surrounding the traffic stop remained unclear, with the OHA police working independently from the city's police department. Investigators from the Oakland Police Department's criminal investigations division are looking into the incident and will advise on potential charges.
According to an Oakland Police Department press release, housing authority officers pulled someone over at 12:45 a.m. on the 900 block of 85th Ave.
Police allege that the person the officers pulled over was armed and shot one of the OHA officers.
Invesetigators with the Oakland Police Department's criminal investigations division are investigating the shooting and will recommend potential charges to the district attorney.
One OHA officer was shot and wounded. The person the police stopped was also hit by gunfire and wounded.
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