Thugs Try To Rob Retired Police Captain At Gas Station, Former Cop Pulls Gun, Shoots One Dead, Gets Shot Himself

A former police officer is hospitalized following a deadly shooting during a robbery at an Oakland gas station, police said.

Chief Leronne Armstrong said incident happened just after 1 p.m. at a gas station area of 17th and Castro streets. The deadly shooting marks the city's 115th homicide this year, Armstrong said.

"Today is really something that is impacting our entire city, our community," Armstrong said. "It's a tragic situation. But then, it's another senseless crime that happened in our community."

In a police briefing on Thursday, Armstrong said one of the victims was filling up his car with gas when he was approached by several people that began to rob him of his belongings.

Police said that multiple gunshots were fired and one of the men involved in the robbery was killed and One of the victims was transported to a hospital in serious condition.

Police are looking for at least two people who were involved. They added the suspects entered a waiting black four door sedan and left the area.