Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies involved in fatal San Leandro shooting of unarmed person

By Carlos E. Castañeda

A fatal shooting in San Leandro early Monday morning involving Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies was being investigated by the California Department of Justice, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced.

Bonta said in a press statement that the shooting happened at around 3:19 a.m. Monday, and that the DOJ would follow the protocol of Assembly Bill 1506 to independently review the shooting. The Attorney General’s Office did not provide details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting, but AB 1506 requires the state DOJ to investigate any law enforcement shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed individual.

The Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a call from a person saying he had a gun and expressing his intent to harm others, along with requesting to speak with law enforcement. The person provided his location in the area of Selborne Drive in the Fairmont Terrace neighborhood, where deputies established a perimeter, the Sheriff’s Office said.

“During the encounter, the individual exited the residence and presented an immediate threat to the deputies,” said the Sheriff’s Office in a prepared statement. “As a result, two deputies discharged their firearms. The individual later succumbed to their injuries. No deputies were injured during the incident.”

The two deputies involved were placed on paid administrative leave, the Sheriff’s Office said, adding that no further information was immediately available.

Following the shooting, the DOJ’s California Police Shooting Investigation Team began an investigation, which will eventually be turned over to the department’s Special Prosecutions Section within the Criminal Law Division for independent review, the Attorney General’s Office said.

Anyone with information to share related to the shooting was asked to call (916) 210-2871.