A man was shot early Friday by Oakland police officers in a strange incident that began with a traffic stop, and left both officers and the suspect injured.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred in the area of Oakland known as The Blade, on the 1200 block of 9th Avenue, around 3:15 am Friday. Two Oakland police officers attempted to stop a suspect who was driving on the street, and as KTVU reports<\/a>, the reasons for the stop have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n The officers say that they saw a gun “in plain view” in the suspect’s car.<\/p>\n The Oakland Police Department says that the suspect then began “dragging one officer and pinning another between the suspect vehicle and a parked car.”<\/p>\n One of the officers then fired his weapon, hitting the suspect, and leaving him with a non-fatal injury.<\/p>\n Both police officers and the suspect were hospitalized with injuries Friday morning.<\/p>\n KTVU reports that a white sedan was later seen at the scene, “with its nose parked on the sidewalk and crime scene tape surrounding it.”<\/p>\n According to department policy, the two Oakland officers will now be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n