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Police Identify Suspect in Deadly Oakland Hit-and-Run

Oakland police on Monday released a photo of the person they believe is responsible for a hit-and-run collision that left a mother and her son dead and another family member critically injured.

Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Rasenoch Allen. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to Allen’s arrest.

The deadly hit-and-run happened Saturday night at the intersection of 26th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, according to police. The driver of a black two-door Mercedes-Benz was traveling westbound on Foothill Boulevard when they hit the three family members as they were crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.

Angel Garcia-Vasquez, 6, and his mother, 30-year-old Alma Soraya Vasquez, did not survive, according to police. The boy’s 20-year-old uncle was taken to a hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

Anyone with information about Allen is asked to call the Oakland Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit at 510-777-8540 or Crime Stoppers of Oakland at 510-777-8572.

Photo Credit: Oakland Police Department
Source: NBC Bay Area

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