Update, Dec. 28, 5 p.m.: The owner of Ace Tattoo said that the woman who was beaten in an attack that led to an officer involved shooting Thursday night worked at the gas station where the incident occured.
Dave Rogerson, who owns Ace Tattoo next to the Chevron, said that he saw the woman frequently and that she was a fixture of the neighborhood. He also believes that the man police shot was her boyfriend.
Update, Dec. 28, 3:45 p.m.: The woman who was being pistol-whipped Thursday night went to the hospital with injuries sustained in the attack but was later released, according to Lt. Paul Keith of the El Cerrito Police Department. Keith also said that the man El Cerrito police officers shot during the incident remained in critical condition Friday afternoon.
Keith said that the shooting will be investigated by a joint task force of the El Cerrito Police Department and the Contra Costa County District Attorney. The department will also be releasing a more detailed account of the shooting following more investigation.
-By Bay City News Service
A man who allegedly pistol-whipped a woman in El Cerrito Thursday night is in critical condition after being shot by police officers.
Officers were called to a report of a man and woman involved in an argument around 6:40 p.m., according to police. Police said that as officers responded to the scene, they received new reports of the man beating the woman behind the Chevron gas station at San Pablo and Potrero avenues.
Officers arriving on the scene saw a man pistol-whipping a woman. Two officers fired at the man, hitting him. He was taken to an area hospital where he was listed in critical condition early this morning, police said.
Police said the officers involved in the shooting have eight years of combined law enforcement experience. No further information was immediately available.
Early Thursday morning, police officers in Walnut Creek after responding to a domestic violence call.
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So after you got your butt handed to you by the good people here, you try to offer some rationale for your first posting. You're just a turd, who has no sense of the real world and no clue of the actual statistics (thanks Debbie Weeks) because the amount of officer involved shooting in El Cerrito is remarkably low, considering the environment that they service. Maybe you read "pistol whipping" and imagined some pillow-like action, or thought, "Hmm, well at least he's not shooting the gun." Pistol whipping involves a dense metalic object, in this case, with blunt force trauma being inflicted on body of a woman. This is a felonious act that can result in death. The guy might as well have been stabbing the woman. His actions were a surrender of his right to live. I am not sure of all the facts, but quite possibly, shooting was the only and/or best option.
ECPD handled this well. The police didn't have time to draft a letter to the perp. Good shots.
I'm sure the officers followed SOP.
You seem deranged. The thugs are the problem in the East Bay and the cops are not the the problem you make them out to be. Thugs are a bigger threat to the East Bay. Start vilianizing thugs.
The woman is a little ray of sunshine to the customers at Chevron on Potrero, and this is a really sad case. But, the "argument over gun control gone horribly wrong" line almost made me choke on my coffee! Hahahaaaaaa... This thing is really a bad deal, and has had a HIGH human cost. Many people were hurt by this. The responding officers and their families, the woman who was beaten, obviously...and her family/friends...as well as the community as a whole. This is horrible. I'd like to personally thank all of you who have taken the time to show support/compassion to our friends at the ECPD in this stressful time. These folks are our neighbors, friends, and protectors. I'm really proud of how we as a community have been able to face the challenges of a small town sandwiched in between two of the most violent cities in the nation, and retain our character and sense of neighborliness, and above all our safety. So, Lou...sorry if this all seemed so personally directed at you. It's just that we here in El Cerrito have our own way of dealing with OUR community and we are I feel, justifiably proud of what we have and who we are. We may have our differences, but when there is a threat, we unite to support one another as good neighbors always should. Thank you all again, and let's not forget the sacrifices that have been made and continue to be made to keep El Cerrito wonderful.
I don't know which is worse: that a psychotic who shouldn't be allowed to own a gun at the first place, manages to legally purchase a gun; or a gangster easily buys a gun on the street illegally.
Satisfied now, Lou?
I don't have a problem with questions...I have a problem with the way Lou asked them. Very accusative tone. These officers SAVED A LIFE. We need to thank them...as you HAVE. That is all. Just re-read Lou's first post. THIS is El Cerrito. We can handle it. We don't need outside agitators, sowing doubt within our community. I think that was the point of most of the counter-posts, Diane. Hope this doesn't sound like I'm "piling on"...just letting you know, this was HORRIFIC, and the ECPD did an EXCELLENT JOB. I was nearby, and as I say...it was HORRIBLE. The officers comported themselves perfectly.
And grow up a little if you can't handle some passionate counterpunching to Lou's (and now yours) comments. This is not a topic about some benign issue like library hours or updates on the Farmer's Market, this was about an officer-involved shooting. And in this case, it happen to save the life of a woman being beaten by a man with a gun. Don't expect the good citizens of El Cerrito take kindly to one's premature and accusatory tone. If this offends you, then perhaps you should swim in shallower waters.
Your comments have been measured, and considerate. I would engage in spirited debate/ discourse with you anytime as you are obviously intelligent and quite articulate. My issue was with Lou as is demonstrated above. That first post is indefensible, disrespectful, and plainly insulting to El Cerrito as a whole. The echo chamber as you call it continues because no one has properly addressed Lou's first post. Not Lou, and now you, Diane. If there is a retraction, or an admission of inappropriateness I'm sure this would all be moot. I don't believe that will happen...and that's fine, but we will stand up for the fine individuals of our city and ESPECIALLY those of the ECPD at ALL TIMES. Your statements have been measured and respectful. You make fine points about Internet based discourse, and I couldn't agree with you more on that point. My issue remains with the initial post Lou made. I cannot abide a knee jerk, ilinformed opinion crafted into a finely pointed insult/attack on my personal friends/guardians at the ECPD. Not today, not any day.
I do, however, take exception to you characterizing Diane's comments as "measured and considerate" especially when you consider her initial defense (and later confirmed) of Lou's message. I also disagree, respectfully, on your assessment that Lou's first post had not been properly addressed. On the contrary, the good people here spoke to it quite astutely. Where we are in agreeement, is your clear support of the ECPD. To that end, we share a strong common bond and really that is ALL that matters here. It is because I feel so strongly about the accusatory tone of Lou's message and later defense of which, by Diane, that I used somewhat sharp language. Less we forget, that some of man's most memorable debates included a few street barbs.
I feel the term "turd" was not in the moment inappropriate in proportion to what Lou launched initially...ABSOLUTELY. The only thing "unfortunate" about it, is that someone as well equipped as Diane is to engage in debate would do exactly what she did, and use that as the ONLY criticism of your FINE WORDS. The point I was making was that no one who made vague, accusatory statements ever owned up to their initial off-base assessment of the situation. No retraction of any kind. Lou's barbs were as you stated accurately, completely uncalled for, and your replies were very well thought out, and I believe spot-on. I do understand some of what Diane meant, which was about all of our need to treat each other with respect, and in that regard I do agree. You are correct Alvin, we concur on all points, and I DO hope to meet as Diane terms it, "Face to Face" and keep up on what's news in EC. You sir, are a great communicator and I am glad to have made your virtual friendship here on the Patch. Please do feel free to stop by the shop anytime, I'm at 11375 San Pablo, W-S in the afternoons. Keep fighting the good fight, my friend.
El Cerrito on top of it's game, yet gets NO SUPPORT on the county level. Total disrespect. Officer G, you are a hero, brother.