Suspect Named in Oakland Hit-and-Run Deaths of Mother and Child

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA -- A suspect is being sought in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred in Oakland last Saturday.

Rasenoch Allen, 27, is wanted for the fatal hit and run of a 6 year-old child and his mother, according to Oakland Police. A third person was also critically injured during the incident, which occurred around 7:20 pm Saturday, April 13 at 26th Street and Foothill Boulevard.

The Alameda County coroner's bureau identified the two victims who died as 6-year-old Angel Garcia and his mother 30-year-old Alma Vasquez, both of Oakland. The 6-year-old's 20-year-old uncle remains in a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Officers determined that a black Mercedes-Benz two-door vehicle, allegedly driven by Allen, was heading west on Foothill Boulevard when it struck the three pedestrians crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.

The driver fled and the vehicle was later located abandoned in another part of Oakland, police said.

A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered by Oakland police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland for information leading to Allen's arrest.

Anyone with information about the case or his whereabouts is asked to call the Police Department's traffic investigation unit at (510) 777-8540 or Crime Stoppers of Oakland at (510) 777-8572.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.