Oakley: Botched drug deal ends in shooting, two arrests

OAKLEY — Authorities have arrested two individuals and are looking for a 3rd in reference to a capturing Wednesday evening in Oakley, which police say seemed to be the results of a drug deal gone unhealthy.

The capturing within the 1000 block of Quail Valley Run additionally marked the second main incident within the normal neighborhood that day.

Simply earlier than 10:15 p.m., officers had been referred to as to the world for a report of three males combating inside a automobile and the sound of gunshots, the Oakley Police Division mentioned in a press release.

Officers discovered the automobile on the intersection of Laurel and Teton roads. Police mentioned it had been reported stolen on March 11 and was occupied by an 18-year-old Pittsburg man and a juvenile. The person, who was behind the wheel, had been shot within the higher chest.

The person was taken to an space hospital for medical therapy. He was later launched and arrested on suspicion of possession of a stolen automobile. The juvenile, in the meantime, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a firearm and possession of a firearm.

Police are nonetheless working to establish the third individual, who ran from the automobile across the time of the capturing. He was final seen carrying a grey hooded sweatshirt.

The gun used within the capturing was recovered, police mentioned. The stolen automobile was additionally seized as proof.

“Our investigation has up to now revealed this incident seems to be an unlawful narcotics deal gone unhealthy,” police mentioned.

Roughly 17 hours earlier within the 1200 block of Quail Valley Run, police arrested an 18-year-old Oakley man in reference to shootings in Oakley and Antioch. His mom was additionally arrested on suspicion of serving as his getaway driver in one in every of them.

In a press release, Oakley police Chief Paul Beard acknowledged the unease some residents may be feeling after the back-to-back incidents. He mentioned they didn’t seem like associated.

“I don’t consider this incident nonetheless represents a risk to public security as a result of restoration of the gun and the arrests,” Beard mentioned in regards to the Wednesday evening capturing.

“I do nonetheless acknowledge the nice and hardworking residents of the Quail Valley Run space could also be uneasy on account of the entire latest exercise,” he mentioned. “I need all of these residents to know I’ve issued an expectation to my officers to bolster patrols in that space for the following few days.”

Anybody with data associated to the case can contact the police division at 925-229-2079.

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