Body found in truck after BART officer, suspect hurt in shooting

A BART police officer was shot in the arm Christmas morning while pursuing a suspect near the Hayward station parking structure. A BART police officer was shot in the arm Christmas morning while pursuing a suspect near the Hayward station parking structure. Photo: Michael Macor Photo: Michael Macor Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Body found in truck after BART officer, suspect hurt in shooting 1 / 7 Back to Gallery

A Christmas morning shooting at the Hayward BART Station became a homicide investigation by evening, when BART police discovered a body in the back of a U-Haul truck associated with the suspect.

Twenty-seven-year-old Charles Goetting shot a BART police officer in the arm shortly after 11 a.m., police said. A second officer opened fire and wounded the Goetting, who was airlifted to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.

The two officers encountered Goetting during a routine patrol near the parking structure by Hayward station. According to Deputy BART Police Chief Jeffrey Jennings, they saw a man walking away from a U-Haul with a broken rear window. They stopped the man, Goetting, and decided to search him after learning he was on probation for burglary, selling drugs and gun possession.

Goetting cooperated at first, but when the officers asked him to put his arms above his head, he reached inside his waistband and pulled out a handgun, Jennings said.

As one of the officers ducked, Goetting fired, striking the officer in the arm, Jennings said.

The second officer then shot Goetting several times, Jennings said. He said the suspect was given CPR by the Hayward Fire Department and then flown to Eden Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and was reported to be in stable condition.

The wounded officer was treated at the same hospital and released, said hospital spokeswoman Stacey Wells.

“He’s in good condition,“ said BART police Lt. Gil Lopez.

Hours later, police found the body of an unidentified man in the back of the U-Haul, according to BART spokeswoman Denisse Gonzalez.

The officers’ names were not disclosed. Jennings said the injured officer has been with the BART police for less than five years, while the second officer has more than 10 years of service.

Jennings said Goetting has addresses in San Ramon, Concord and Antioch. The deputy chief said the handgun used by the suspect was stolen and that the license plates on the parked U-Haul had been switched. Officers searched the vehicle and found a backpack that held a BB gun, a ski mask and burglary tools, Jennings said.

He said the two officers “could tell during the initial contact that he was nervous and fidgety.”

Officers were reviewing videos of the incident late Friday, Jennings said.

Rachel Swan and Bob Egelko are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. E-mail: rswan@sfchronicle.com, begelko@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @rachelswan, @egelko