Fremont (Calif.) Police Officer Todd Young returned fire, after a violent Norteno gang member fired 10 rounds at him at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 2010 on a street in Oakland. Officers performed trauma care on Young and delivered him to Highland Hospital, where he received life-saving emergency medical care. He is now recovering and plans to rejoin the SWAT team later this year or in early 2013. We feature his story in the June 2012 "Shots Fired" and "Todd Young's Long Road Back."
Returning To Duty: Todd Young
Following his arrest, Barrientos showed off his forearm tattoos "DeCoto" and "Gangsta" to represent his Union City Norteno gang.
Barrientos' Union City Norteno gang threatened law enforcement, including Officer Young.
Barrientos was convicted of attempted murder on a police officer and given two life sentences after a trial at the Alameda County Court House.
On Aug. 27, 2010, Officer Young pursued suspect Andrew Barrientos into East Oakland to a house at 2009 Auseon Avenue. Photo: Alameda County District Attorney
Hundreds of officers donated blood to the American Red Cross, after newspaper accounts reported that Officer Young needed 64 units of blood to survive.
Fremont (Calif.) Police Officer Todd Young plans to return to chasing high-risk suspects, after he recovers from multiple surgeries. He plans to pass the department's SWAT obstacle course in late 2012 or early 2013. Photo courtesy of Todd Young.
Officer Young chased high-risk suspects as a member of the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force. Photo: Fremont PD
The suspect's ex-girlfriend said the officers could find him at a house that had a granite walkway, which was unusual for the lower-class neighborhood.
Barrientos fired a round into the Mazda 626 before taking it at gunpoint from the driver.
ShotSpotter technology captured the gunfire near Auseon and Olive.
Spent casings from Officer Young and Barrientos' 9mm pistol were strewn along Olive. This view is east on Olive.
After he was hit, Oakland Police Officer Michael Igualdo performed trauma care on Officer Young with QuikClot gauze.
San Diego PD's Sgt. Jason Wheedon arrested Barrientos near the U.S.-Mexico border.
During the trial, prosecutors dressed a dummy to show the jury that Officer Young was clearly identifiable as a police officer.
Barrientos packed a bag and headed to Mexico after he shot Officer Young.
Officer Igualdo and Officer Young remain friends.
Officer Young carried a SIG 220 pistol chanbered in .45 ACP in a drop-leg holster on the day of the shooting.
The carjacking occurred at this market, which is one block from the shooting.
Officer Young first spotted Barrientos from this view on Auseon near this Chevy Avalanche truck.
Officer Young was transported to Highland Hospital in the back seat of this unmarked supervisor vehicle.
Officer Young was struck by a round from Barrientos as he turned the corner from Auseon onto Olive.
Deputy District Attorney John Brouhard shows where Barrientos carjacked a green Mazda 626 sedan at a convenience market.
Barrientos attempted to carjack this vehicle before he escaped but the driver quickly reversed and avoided him.
The market's clerk saw two views of the carjacking that was sumbitted as evidence for the prosecution.
Officer Young located Barrientos at 2009 Auseon, which was described by a tipster as "the nicest house on the block."
Officer Young demonstrates how he pursued Barrientos when he revisited the crime scene in April with POLICE Magazine. This view is east on Olive.
This view shows Auseon and Olive Street. Officer Young pursued Barrientos west on Olive toward the left of this photo.
The DeCoto 14 gang threatened to kill officers with "187," which refers to the California Penal Code section for murder.