Son of Oakland police officers accidentally shoots himself

The 12-year-old son of two Oakland police officers accidentally shot himself in the arm at his Danville home, authorities said Friday.

The shooting happened at a home near Camino Tassajara and Sycamore Valley Road about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday.

A woman who works as an Oakland police officer called 911, saying her 12-year-old son had "accidentally shot himself in the arm."

"RP's (reporting party) an off-duty officer," a dispatcher told responding officers, according to a recording of the incident as captured by Broadcastify.com, a website that provides radio feeds of police, fire and emergency service broadcasts. "She has secured the gun. Son's 12 years of age. It's an accidental shooting. He's awake and breathing."

The boy was treated at Children's Hospital Oakland and released, said Danville police Lt. Allan Shields.

Shields would not say who the gun belonged to, how the boy got the weapon or whether the firearm was issued by the Oakland police. The boy's father is an Oakland police sergeant.

But Shields said police "investigated all aspects, including whether the weapon was properly stored, and based on that we determined there was no safety concern to the public."

The incident is being reviewed by the Contra Costa County district attorney's office.

An Oakland police representative was not available for comment Saturday.