(KRON) — One suspect is dead after the Hayward Police Department was involved in a shooting on Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley following a vehicle pursuit Monday morning. The suspect was shot multiple times by Hayward police and was pronounced dead at the scene, KRON4 has confirmed.
The shooting occurred at roughly 10 a.m. Events unfolded in Hayward and led into the unincorporated Alameda County community of Castro Valley, according to Hayward PD Officer Cassondra Fovel. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Hayward PD and the California Highway Patrol are all investigating the crash.
Police told KRON4’s Rob Nesbitt that the incident was related to a carjacking. Video from the scene shows police vehicles blocking the road at two points with a large contingent of law enforcement personnel gathered at one end.
Events began before 10 a.m. when officers were sent to Gary Drive near Strobridge Avenue regarding a domestic dispute, Hayward police spokesperson Officer Cassondra Fovel said. The suspect went to the home of his ex-girlfriend and fired a gun after he was asked to leave and was locked out of the home.
Police don’t believe anyone was injured in that shooting. Officers saw the suspect and a vehicle chase began, Fovel said. The suspect drove at the speed limit through Hayward and onto eastbound Highway 580, Fovel said.
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The suspect got off the freeway at Eden Canyon Road and lost control of the vehicle when officers intervened. The vehicle went into an embankment, Fovel said. The suspect got out and started running as officers approached the vehicle, Fovel said. Officers chased him and opened fire when he tried to carjack another vehicle in the area.
At least one bullet hit the suspect. He was pronounced dead at a hospital, Fovel said. The victim of the attempted carjacking escaped injury, Fovel said.
Fovel said the suspect was holding a gun as he ran about a quarter of a mile and attempted the carjacking. An officer was injured and went to a hospital after the officer got pinned between a patrol vehicle and the suspect’s vehicle, Fovel said. The officer is expected to live.
Fovel said the suspect carjacked a separate vehicle earlier Monday morning in Emeryville.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Bay City News contributed to this report.
