Rifle-wielding man shot dead by Oakland police identified

Oakland police say Antonio Clements shot at officers with this AK-47 rifle before he was mortally wounded. Oakland police say Antonio Clements shot at officers with this AK-47 rifle before he was mortally wounded. Photo: Oakland Police Photo: Oakland Police Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Rifle-wielding man shot dead by Oakland police identified 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Oakland police on Friday identified the officers and a sexual-assault suspect who were involved in a shootout Sunday that left the assailant dead and a sergeant wounded.

The suspect, Antonio Clements, 49, was killed by Sgt. Abdullah Dadgar and Officer Sophia Coysh after he opened fire on them with an AK-47 rifle, injuring the sergeant, police said.

Clements’ weapon had a 30-round magazine that he nearly emptied during the shooting outside his Oakland home, police said.

The deadly gunbattle stemmed from the investigation of a sexual assault that happened about 9 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. The investigation brought police to Clements’ home on the 3800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way near Apgar Street, not far from the MacArthur BART Station.

As police arrived at the home, Clements emerged and, without warning, began firing at the officers, police said.

Dadgar was struck by gunfire, and he and Coysh returned fire, striking the suspect, police said. Coysh, who has been on the force for a year, was not hurt.

Clements died at a hospital. The rifle was recovered, police said.

Dadgar has undergone two surgeries and is recovering, police said. He has been an officer for 10 years and previously served four years as an Oakland park ranger.

The incident was the second fatal shooting involving Oakland police this year. In June, police shot and killed Demouria Hogg, 30, after he allegedly reached for a gun while sitting in a BMW on Lake Park and Lakeshore avenues near Lake Merritt. The deadly confrontation happened hours after Hogg was found passed out behind the wheel, police said.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee