Shooting Suspect Killed on Eden Canyon Road

Hayward Police shot and killed a man they had been following in a slow-speed chase that started at an apartment on Gary Drive and ended on Eden Canyon Road north of I-580. 

The incident began around 10:00 a.m. when people at the complex began reporting shots being fired at the apartment. Police report the man fired a gun more than a dozen times following a domestic dispute where he was asked to leave and locked out of the apartment. No injuries were reported at the apartment complex.

The man then drove off in a silver-colored sedan and hopped onto the freeway going eastbound below the speed limit. During the pursuit, police say the man held the gun out the window and fired shots into the air. The chase concluded when the man got off the freeway at Eden Canyon Road. Police took evasive action to force the man's vehicle off the road and into an embankment. In the process, the man rammed his car into a police vehicle injuring one officer.

The man then jumped out of his car and began running north on Eden Canyon. Police say the suspect then stopped a woman on her way to work and threatened to shoot her in an attempted armed carjacking. 

Police opened fire. The man was hit at least one time. He was treated for gunshot wounds at the scene and taken to Eden Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

"He was obviously set on violence and gun violence," Lt. Ray Kelly said. "The suspect had multiple magazines with his handgun. We believe that had people not intervened at that apartment complex that it's likely he might have committed a homicide while the pursuit was going on."

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Hayward Police, and the California Highway Patrol are all investigating the shooting and crash scene. The vehicle was also identified as being used in a series of recent crimes in Emeryville. Authorities are not sure if the suspect they shot was involved in those incidents.

"That attempted kidnapping or kidnapping occurred in Emeryville and is related to some type of robbery event it involves this vehicle," Lt. Kelly said "We're also trying to figure out our suspect's criminal history. It appears on the surface that he's got an extensive criminal history." 

During the investigation, drivers were detoured away from Eden Canyon Road. Local schools in the area were alerted but no formal action was taken as the crime scene was contained near the north side of the freeway.