Oakland cop fired gun while assisting ‘outside agency’ with arrest

Oakland cop fired gun while assisting ‘outside agency’ with arrest

OAKLAND — An Oakland police officer fired their duty weapon while assisting an “outside agency” with an arrest on Tuesday, the department confirmed Thursday. The officer, whose name hasn’t been released, discharged “a department issued firearm one time” around 10 a.m. Tuesday. No one was injured, but now the incident is under investigation by the department’s homicide division and internal affairs, police said. The underlying investigation invol…