An armed suspect who shot an officer peacefully surrendered early Wednesday after Oakland police and the department's mental health team responded as the suspect barricaded inside a home and hurt themselves.
The standoff took place in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
According to the Oakland Police Department's Twitter account, the unidentified suspect was armed with a knife. Earlier Wednesday, the same suspect shot an officer at 21st and Telegraph Ave.
The firearm was recovered from that scene.
The officer who was shot is stable at a hospital. Oakland Police Officers' Association President Barry Donelan claimed in a release the officer's gunshot wound was "mere inches away" from causing "a much worse outcome."
The suspect had suffered minor self-inflicted wounds from the knife, and with the help of the negotiators, the suspect surrendered, the knife was recovered and the suspect is now in custody.
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