Oroville Mercury-Register

Police kill suspect in mobile park shooting

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FREMONT >> A police officer in the Bay Area fatally shot a man suspected in a shooting at a mobile home, authoritie­s said.

The Fremont Police Department said Thursday that officers responded to a 911 call Wednesday reporting a person had been shot in the head at

Southlake Mobile Home Park and found a victim with life-threatenin­g injuries. The victim was taken to a hospital.

About 45 minutes later and half a mile away, an officer identified and attempted to stop a man who matched the descriptio­n of the shooting suspect and during that interactio­n, the officer fatally shot the suspect, the department said in a statement.

The exact chain of events is under investigat­ion and additional details, including the names of the shooting victim and the suspect killed by the officer, will be released after all evidence is examined, officials said.

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