Man wedged to death while fleeing police

Police investigator measuring the space where the man was stuck

A 23-year-old man who was fleeing from Oakland police officers because of a $10, 000 warrant was found dead after getting trapped between two buildings. The man took to his heels during a traffic stop in the Lockwood Gardens area of east Oakland on Sunday.

                           Size of the space             ©OaklandPoliceDepartment    

According to Officer Johnna Watson of the Oakland police, when his car was pulled over, he got out and fled on foot into a nearby yard. Officers waited for backup before commencing on their search for the man. The man who was about 6 feet tall and weighing about 190 pounds was later found wedged between two buildings, measured at less than a foot wide.
 “There was no active pursuit, no fight, no use of force,” Watson said. “We were in the process of conducting a search when the officers located this individual in the location.”
A search of the suspect’s car turned up about a pound of suspected marijuana. His name is being withheld pending notification of his family.