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Pittsburg Police Officer, Suspect Both Shot During Altercation After Arrest
Authorities say the suspect was not properly searched before booking, and three people were taken to hospitals after the struggle.
- On Thursday, a 31-year-old suspect and a Pittsburg police officer were hospitalized after a shooting inside a holding cell during the booking process at the Pittsburg Police Department.
- Sources indicate the suspect smuggled a firearm into the cell after officers failed to perform a proper search, with the shooting occurring when an officer arrived to transport him to county jail.
- The officer is in "serious but stable condition" with an abdominal gunshot wound, while the suspect sustained a leg injury; the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District transported three people for medical aid.
- Officials shuttered the Pittsburg Civic Center, housing City Hall and police headquarters, while the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office opened an independent investigation into the incident.
- "Heartbroken and outraged," Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston asked the community to "hold this officer, their family, and the entire department in their prayers right now.
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A shooting at Pittsburg police headquarters on Thursday injured an officer and a suspect who brought a gun into a holding cell after not being properly searched, sources told CBS News Bay Area.
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City Hall in Pittsburg, California, shut down amid shooting inside police station
PITTSBURG, Calif. — A Pittsburg police officer and a man suspected of a felony were both shot and wounded during a struggle inside the Police Department on Thursday afternoon, forcing a shutdown of both city hall and the adjoined police…
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