Oakley police fatally shot a man who got out of his car and pointed a handgun at officers after a tense standoff Saturday night, authorities said.
The shooting of the unidentified man took place about 8 p.m. in the 900 block of Almond Drive in Oakley.
Oakley police initially responded about 5:40 p.m. after a man sounding despondent called emergency dispatchers to say he didn't want to live in town anymore, according to Jimmy Lee, spokesman for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, which contracts to provide police services to the city.
The man led officers on a car chase that ended up on Almond Drive, where the man stayed in his car for some time during a standoff, Lee said. After the man left his car and raised a handgun, police shot him, Lee said. The man was transported to Sutter Delta Hospital in Antioch, where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation of the shooting is being conducted by Oakley police, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office and the district attorney's office, Lee added.
By Denis Cufff
Contra Costa Times
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