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Oakland police kill robbery suspect after car chase
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | August 12, 2015 | Henry K. Lee

Posted on 08/13/2015 7:11:44 AM PDT by artichokegrower

Oakland police shot and killed a 24-year-old armed robbery suspect after a car chase Wednesday that ended in a crash near downtown, authorities said.

The shooting, the third involving city police to result in a fatality this year, prompted protesters to march through downtown Wednesday night, breaking windows and setting fires.

The name of the slain suspect wasn’t released. Police shot the man after he collided with a car and tried to carjack another vehicle, police said.

The man was shot by three officers when he “advanced towards the officers while holding a pistol in his hand,” said Chief Sean Whent. The 9mm semiautomatic handgun was loaded and had been reported stolen, the chief said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; leo; oakland
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To: artichokegrower

Oakland & El Paso- Vying for the worst city to live in in the USA.


21 posted on 08/13/2015 9:20:04 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Mouton

The stolen car’s owner must be white.


22 posted on 08/13/2015 10:21:18 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: artichokegrower

The great majority of letters to the editor in the S.F. Gate article are not very sympathetic towards the perp. Most of them are praising the police.


23 posted on 08/13/2015 11:07:14 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: Dilbert San Diego
"under the circumstances, is automatically considered to be illegal and a crime against the black community"

Just as I am reading this article on FR, I have the radio on and there was a news blurb about some black mother suing the Madison, Wi cops for shooting her thug son. That incident happened a few months ago. Talk about coincidence.

24 posted on 08/13/2015 11:09:32 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: Dilbert San Diego
"How did we get to this point??"

Unchecked liberalism. If conservatives were firmly in control of all law enforcement, there would (1) a lot less black crime and (2) a lot less dead black males.

25 posted on 08/13/2015 11:11:43 AM PDT by driftless2
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