One Dead in Oakland After Police Chase, Officer-Involved Shooting

OAKLAND, Calif. -- One person was dead and another was in custody Wednesday afternoon after a police pursuit in Oakland ended in a devastating crash that injured bystanders and a firefight between officers and one of the suspects in the chase.

Shortly after 4 p.m., Oakland police received a call about a shooting at a residence on the 7600 block of Lockwood Street. At approximately 4:15 p.m., officers spotted the suspects' vehicle. When the driver refused to yield, a chase commenced.

Police said during the pursuit, the suspects drove at speeds over 70 miles per hour and rammed several cars along the way.
The pursuit ended about a half mile away with a crash at 85th Avenue and San Leandro Street near the Oakland Coliseum BART station a short time later into an innocent bystander's vehicle before coming to rest against a chain-link fence and igniting.

Oakland Police Department Officer Holly Joshi said that one of the two suspects in the vehicle being pursued died in a firefight with officers after the suspects tried to leave the scene.

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