Police shoot suspected gunman in East Bay

At least two Hayward police officers were on paid leave Sunday after shooting a man suspected of shooting another man and a 17-year-old girl over the weekend, police said.

The incident unfolded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when 911 callers reported two people shot in front of a home on the 27000 block of Mandarin Avenue, police said. When officers responded, they found the suspected gunman in the street and fired at him when he confronted them with a firearm, police said.

The suspect and victims were treated by paramedics before being taken to a hospital, where the teen was treated and released. Both men remain hospitalized in stable condition, according to Sgt. Ryan Cantrell of the Hayward Police Department.

The suspect “produced a firearm and pointed it at one of the officers,” Cantrell said in a statement. “Because of the suspect’s actions, the officers had to discharge their firearms at the suspect, striking him several times.”

The statement did not say how many officers were involved in the shooting. It said they were not injured and were placed on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation by Hayward police and the Alameda County district attorney’s office.

Police said Sunday they were withholding names of those involved. They asked witnesses or anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Trevor Vonnegut at (510) 293-7034 or email haywardpdtips@hayward-ca.gov.

Nanette Asimov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: nasimov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @NanetteAsimov