Fremont police officers involved in 3rd fatal shooting this year

Police shot and killed a man late Sunday night in this alley behind a Walgreens on Decoto Road in Fremont. Police shot and killed a man late Sunday night in this alley behind a Walgreens on Decoto Road in Fremont. Photo: Filipa Ioannou / The Chronicle / / Photo: Filipa Ioannou / The Chronicle / / Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Fremont police officers involved in 3rd fatal shooting this year 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

A man was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Fremont on Sunday night, the third such incident involving Fremont police this year, officials said.

The shooting unfolded around 11:30 p.m. after East Bay Regional Parks District Police called Fremont Police for an emergency response to the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Decoto Road and Fremont Boulevard, police said.

“What East Bay Regional Parks police put out was that there was an officer who had contacted occupants of a vehicle and there was a firearm involved — that was the preliminary information,” said Sgt. Ricardo Cortes, a spokesman for the Fremont Police Department.

Multiple units responded to the scene and officers saw a man fleeing on foot, Cortes said.

Police found the man in an alley behind a Walgreens across the street from the 7-Eleven. Two officers opened fire, killing him, according to Cortes.

The officers were not injured and the circumstances of the shooting were being investigated by the Alameda County district attorney’s office, police said.

It was not clear if the man who was shot was armed.

Other occupants of the car were detained, but Cortes could not say whether any were arrested.

The Alameda County coroner’s office said they’ve tentatively identified the man killed by police, but his name was being withheld pending notification of his relatives.

Rory Christy, 38, said he had parked his car at the 7-Eleven and went to visit a friend who lives nearby. When he returned to the store, he said he saw an East Bay Regional Parks District officer standing with his gun drawn on the occupants of a parked car.

“The driver got out and ran straight across the entire parking lot,” said Christy, who lives in Fremont.

He said the parks police officer stayed at the car holding his gun on those inside, while Fremont police cars swarmed the area.

Christy said he continued into the 7-Eleven, and heard gunshots as he exited the store.

“I came out the front door and I heard gunshots right across the street. It sounded like at least nine,” said Christy.

Two other people have been killed in shootings involving Fremont police officers this year. Nana Adomako, 45, was shot to death in February by an officer responding to a battery call, and 16-year-old Elena “Ebbie” Mondragon was killed in March when Fremont detectives fired on a car she was riding in after it allegedly rammed their unmarked vehicle.

Aparna Sharma, 45, a longtime resident of Fremont who works near the scene of Sunday night’s incident, said she is surprised by the uptick in shootings involving Fremont police. “We don’t see that much of this stuff in Fremont,” she said.

“There’s shootings going on everywhere — even good cities have this problem. There’s so many things going on,” Sharma said.

She added that she thinks more money should be put into youth programs.

“I’ve worked in a liquor store for 20 years. I have seen nice kids turned into punks,” Sharma said. “Jail is not always an answer.”

Others who work in the area were surprised to hear of the recent shootings involving police in their community.

“My perception is that the violence around here is pretty low,” said Ernesto Medina, 30. “I feel like it’s very safe, compared to other places.”

Filipa Ioannou is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: fioannou@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @obioannoukenobi