Oakland police are actively searching for a suspect involved in a violent kidnapping that occurred on Friday evening. The incident involved an assault on the victim with a firearm before she was taken against her will.
The assault and abduction took place around 9:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of Redding Street, with the suspect and victim last seen traveling westbound. Authorities are seeking a woman described as being between 30 and 32 years old and weighing approximately 130 pounds.
The suspect is described as being of similar age, standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds. He was reportedly wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue-and-white pants and was armed with a black Glock-style handgun, according to the Oakland Police Department.