Berkeley, California (Friday, July 31, 2020) - On July 30th at 9:18 pm, an officer was patrolling the area of CVS Pharmacy (1451 Shattuck Avenue) when they suddenly encountered an in-progress theft (which was later determined to be a robbery) involving multiple suspects. While attempting to detain the suspects, an officer involved shooting occurred.
We are in the early stages of the investigation, but we have not discovered anyone struck by gunfire.
The officer was transported to a local hospital for an injury to her foot, which occurred during the encounter.
This incident is being investigated by the Department’s Homicide Unit and the Department’s Internal Affairs Unit. Per standard protocol, the District Attorney’s Office was notified of the incident and the officer will be placed on administrative leave—pending the outcome of the concurrent investigations.
Case 2020-00035764
