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Sniper opens fire on Oakland cop

Shooter fired from a high-rise building in West Oakland during a routine police stop

By Henry K. Lee
San Francisco Chronicle

OAKLAND — A routine police stop in West Oakland erupted into gunfire when someone with a rifle opened fire from a high-rise building, police said today.

No one was struck by the gunfire, and a search of the area failed to turn up the shooter, said Officer Jeff Thomason, a police spokesman.

The incident began when an officer pulled a car over on the 1000 block of Eighth Street at 11:17 p.m. Sunday, Thomason said. Police found crack cocaine in the vehicle, authorities said.

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