In the afternoon of August 12th, Joe Bart was shot and killed by the Oakland Police Department on 27th and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. According to people on the scene, police were chasing Bart who attempted to flee his vehicle and was then shot and killed by officers. At 7pm, a crowd gathered and blocked streets, allowing traffic to cross after explaining the situation, however, blocked a tech bus at one point. Over the next few hours, a crowd grew and when night fell, marched towards the downtown and then back, attacking corporate stores, writing anti-police messages, and blocking a freeway.

Bart is the fourth African-American man to be killed in Oakland since June, when the police killed Demouria Hogg near Lake Merritt. Blockades, marches, and rallies soon followed. Also adding to the body count is Mario Martinez, who died due to medical neglect in Santa Rita jail in July, as well as an African-American male who died in police custody in San Francisco on July 30th.

https://fireworksbayarea.com/featured/rage-boils-in-oakland-after-fourth-african-american-man-since-june-is-killed/

 

Oakland: 49-year-old man killed, officer injured in early morning shootout

08.07.15 – OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU & Wires) – A 49-year-old man was shot and killed by Oakland police officers after firing a rifle and seriously injuring an officer early Monday morning, police Chief Sean Whent said.
Officers in uniform responded at 1:32 a.m. to the 3800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Oakland to investigate a sexual assault. While at the scene, officers encountered the suspect armed with a rifle who shot at them, police said.

One of the officers was struck by the gunfire. Two officers returned fire, striking the suspect, police said.

The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released by police.

The injured officer was also taken to a hospital, where he has since undergone surgery and is in serious but stable condition, Whent said.

The chief said the officers involved in the shooting were a 14-year veteran and one-year veteran of the department.

The rifle used by the suspect was recovered from the scene and no additional suspects are being sought in the case, Whent said.

The shooting is the fourth involving Oakland police this year and the second resulting in a fatality, he said.

https://fireworksbayarea.com/newswire/oakland-49-year-old-man-killed-officer-injured-in-early-morning-shootout/