BRENTWOOD – A person suspected of holding a lady in opposition to her will Sunday night time at a Brentwood residence complicated and capturing at cops who tried to intervene has been recognized as Joshua Smith, 30, of Lengthy Seaside, authorities mentioned.
A minimum of one officer returned fireplace, injuring Smith. The girl was additionally injured, but it surely was not instantly clear if she was hit by the officer’s gunfire. Each of them had been taken to a hospital and had been anticipated to outlive.
On Monday, Smith was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on two counts of tried homicide on a peace officer and a felony parole warrant, in line with the Brentwood Police Division.
The incident unfolded round 9 p.m. Sunday on the Brentwood Backyard Flats at 180 Sycamore Ave. Officers had been already within the space on one other name once they had been directed to the complicated for a report of an armed man holding a lady in opposition to her will.
Officers heard gunshots as they arrived on the scene and located the person and girl in a breezeway between flats. Police mentioned the person fired a couple of shot at officers as they approached. That’s when a minimum of one among them returned fireplace.
Unoccupied autos within the car parking zone had been hit by gunfire, however no different accidents had been reported.
A loaded gun and shell casings had been recovered on the scene, police mentioned.
No different details about the case was obtainable Tuesday.
Anybody with info associated to the case can contact Detective Jeff Agostinho at 925-809-7870.