Attempted robbery ends in shootout at Oakland mall

An attempted robbery of a Mountain View woman at an Oakland mall located at the block of MacArthur Boulevard turned into a shootout with mall safeguard Saturday afternoon according to Oakland Police The Mountain View woman left a business in the mall at approximately p m when she was confronted by at least one man who attempted to rob her according to agents A prevention guard intervened to protect the woman The suspect then brandished a firearm and began shooting at the measure guard The prevention guard pulled out his own firearm and returned fire striking the suspect in the torso The suspect fled the mall and entered a motorcycle driven by another person police revealed Police discovered the wounded suspect with a firearm a block away from the mall at the block of Shaw Street Officers took the suspect to a hospital where he is in critical but stable condition He was placed under arrest for attempted robbery and assault with a deadly weapon according to police Officials are still seeking the second suspect who drove the automobile police reported The Mountain View woman was uninjured police stated The examination of the circumstance is still ongoing Anybody with information can call investigators at - -