2 suspects dead after Alameda Co. Sheriff's deputy shot in Union City, police say

UNION CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- Two suspects were found dead Thursday morning from self-inflicted gunshot wounds after an hours-long incident where an Alameda County Sheriff's deputy was shot, police said.

The deputy was shot Wednesday afternoon in Union City while serving an eviction notice at a business dwelling in the area of Alvarado Niles Road and Dowe Avenue.

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The deputy was transported to a local trauma center for non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm.

According to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, the deputy underwent surgery on Wednesday evening and is in recovery while "in good spirits."

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"(He is) recovering," said Captain Tya Modeste with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, "He's still in the hospital, he is in good spirits."

A search began for the suspects in the shooting but the area that was on lockdown was cleared by law enforcers early Thursday morning.

Early Thursday morning, police said that the law enforcement activity has been resolved and there was no longer a danger to the public.

The area was barricaded and locked down at 4:25 p.m., Union City police said. Police say no officers fired their weapons during the incident.

In a Thursday press conference, they revealed that they tried to negotiate with the suspects for several hours and later got search warrants approved.

"Our SWAT team members made entry into the into the business and located two subjects who are deceased," said Sergeant Jean Jimenez with the Union City Police Department, "Those two subjects were believed to be involved in the shooting of the deputy."

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Authorities said at least two deputies were serving an eviction at the business dwelling -- which contained some sort of converted living space -- before one of the deputies was shot. The cause of the eviction notice was reportedly a failure to pay rent, but police had no specifics about the living situation.

"Our civil unit was there to effect an eviction process that started in early November of 2023," Modeste said Thursday, "The notice was posted to that dwelling on January 14 and the deputies were there yesterday to serve that eviction notice."

The suspects were reportedly a man and woman who were in some form of relationship, but police had no further details at this time.

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Law enforcement believes that the two individuals found dead were responsible for the shooting of the deputy, but their identities are not being released at this time, as it is an ongoing investigation.

In a press release, officials said the two suspects appeared to have sustained self-inflicted injuries, but did not clarify if each of the two suspects shot themselves or if it was a murder-suicide.

Police say no officers fired their weapons during the incident. The deputies were from the civil division and were in full uniform and armed.

"We prepare for situations like this but you never know how it's going to affect you until it halls actually happens," said Captain Tya Modeste with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. "We're just thankful you know our deputy is - he made it through and he can tell us at some point what happened and he gets to live another day. And be with his family and we're thankful for that."

Bay City News contributed to this story.

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