Officer allegedly shot by suspect with concealed weapon inside Pittsburg PD holding cell: sources
PITTSBURG, Calif. (KGO) -- An investigation is underway after an officer was shot inside the Pittsburg Police Department's booking facility on Thursday afternoon.
Pittsburg police said the officer and the suspect were hospitalized following the shooting. The officer is in serious but stable condition, while the suspect is listed in stable condition.
According to police, the incident began after Pittsburg officers arrested a 31-year-old man.
New images showed activity outside the Pittsburg Police Department minutes after the shooting. According to sources, an officer was shot by a suspect inside a holding cell.
A source told ABC7 Eyewitness News that the suspect had a concealed gun and used it to shoot the officer while being booked. The source said the suspect was not patted down well enough before entering the facility.
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High school student Samuel Davis said he witnessed part of the aftermath while walking nearby.
"I had seen a guy over there with his shoe off sitting on the curb," Davis said.
The shooting shocked residents and community leaders in Pittsburg.
The police department is located inside City Hall.
"We are a smaller community. We are pretty tight-knit. So, to have some time of active violence at city hall, I don't think it's ever happened so that was pretty alarming and shocking," said Wolfgang Croskey, CEO of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce.
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Croskey said he hopes more details about the incident are released soon.
"It's kind of shocking. What happened? And why did this take place?" Croskey said.
Contra County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston released the following statement: "I am heartbroken and outraged to learn that one of our Pittsburg police officers has been shot this afternoon. Pittsburg is my home, and violence against law enforcement officers anywhere, is unacceptable."
The location of the shooting has also raised concerns among residents, because City Hall is a place frequented by the public.
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"If I was sitting in my car, and I saw the police pull up, and they had someone with them, I would definitely stay in my car in case something like that were to happen again," said Michelle Norwood, an Antioch resident.
ABC7 Eyewitness News asked the mayor about the booking procedures used by police.
Officials said the incident remains under investigation.
