Homicide Suspect Barricaded In Standoff With Oakland Police
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Police in Oakland are involved in a standoff with a man suspected in two recent murders.
UPDATE: Oakland Motel Standoff Ends With Homicide Suspect Dead
According to authorities, the standoff began Thursday evening at the Motel 6 on Edes Avenue near Hegenberger Road in East Oakland.
Police say the man who barricaded himself in a hotel room is 18-year-old Jason Brown, who they say is armed and dangerous.
Brown is among two people suspected of opening fire on two men sitting in a car outside a CVS store in Livermore last month. One man was killed, while the other was hospitalized.
The 18-year-old is also wanted for a separate murder in Fresno.
No other details are immediately available.
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