On Monday, the Oakley Police Department issued an update on a pair of shootings that occurred on May 7 which included one person being shot and the arrest of an Oakland man.
SHOOTING ON LORENZETTI DRIVE
On May 7, 2023 at 4:52PM Oakley Police Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Lorenzetti Drive for a 44 year old male who reported he had just been shot. Our officers arrived a few minutes later and found the victim on his front porch suffering from a gunshot wound to his groin area.
The victim informed officers he was shot by an African-American male who was between 20-25 years old, the victim further stated he was confronted by a total of three African-American males. The suspects fled in a black Volvo after the shooting and the victim was able to take a photograph of the license plate of the Volvo before the suspects fled. The victim was transported to a local hospital for the treatment of his wounds, where he remains in an unknown condition today.
Our officers broadcasted the license plate, and the severity of the situation, to all local law-enforcement agencies. Shortly thereafter a deputy sheriff from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff got into a pursuit with the Volvo heading west bound on Highway 4. The Volvo was lost during the pursuit somewhere in the area of Highway 4 and the Port Chicago exit.
Officers from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff, California Highway Patrol, Oakley Police Department, Concord Police Department and the Pittsburg Police Department began searching the area for the Volvo. The Volvo was found on a nearby surface street, it was unoccupied and it had obviously been involved in a crash as evidenced by significant damage and deployed airbags. Officers from all five agencies began searching an adjacent field for the suspects. Two Pittsburg Police canine teams were brought in to assist with the search.
After a very extensive search one of the suspects was found hiding in a bush in the field. The suspect who was found is also the registered owner of the Volvo, the suspect is identified as Bryan Cummings (19, Oakland). Cummings was taken into custody and arrested, and later booked, for the shooting.
A “ghost gun”, a gun with no manufacturer markings or serial numbers, was found inside the Volvo. In this case the lower frame of the handgun had no manufacturer associated with it and it had no serial numbers, the lower frame was mated to a Glock slide. The gun was loaded with live rounds and it had an extended magazine in it. A large amount of marijuana was also found inside the Volvo.
Oakley Police detectives were called in to begin their investigation. At this point it is believed two other suspects are involved and we are working to identify them.
“The known suspect in this case is rather young, being only 19 years old. However, he has already been arrested as an adult- once for carrying a loaded firearm with an extended magazine (Alameda County case), and again for robbery, conspiracy, possession of a firearm, hit and run and obstructing law enforcement officers (Alameda County case). He will now also deal with his arrest in our case. It is sad to see somebody so young on such a negative path in life. I do hope something happens in this young man’s life that will change his ways, but I fear for people who may become future victims of his. For this reason I urge the maximum amount of accountability to be applied in this case.
My department will continue to try to identify all of the involved parties to hold them accountable for any wrongdoing they may have done. I appreciate all of the assistance we received in this case from all of our allied partners”.
~Chief Paul Beard
SHOOTING ON EAST RUBY at THIRD STREET
On May 7, 2023 at 5:07PM Oakley Officers were dispatched to the area of E. Ruby Street and 3rd Street for the report of another shooting. Officers found spent shell casings in the area and reviewed surveillance video that was made available to them.
In the video we have determined a Gray SUV was chasing a Black Buick Regal and the occupants of the SUV were shooting at the Buick. We checked nearby houses and vehicles and we did not find any bullet holes in any of them.
We also checked with local hospitals to see if there were any victims from this incident and we were informed nobody had been checked in for gunshot wounds (outside of the victim from our case on Lorenzetti Drive).
This case remains under investigation.
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It would be nice to see mug shots of these “adult” criminals.
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