OAKLAND, Calif. -- The main suspect in a robbery and shooting that seriously injured a 10-year-old boy who was taking piano lessons was charged Monday with four felony charges that could lead to him spending the rest of his life in prison.

Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers said 24-year-old Jared Adams of Oakland was charged with willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder, robbery, evading a police officer and driving recklessly and being an ex-felon in possession of a gun.

Adams was expected to be arraigned sometime Monday afternoon in Department 112 at the Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.

Oakland police spokesman Roland Holmgren said the bullet that injured the boy was from one of several shots fired during a robbery attempt at a Chevron gas station at 4400 Piedmont Avenue at Pleasant Valley Road about 4:30 p.m. and traveled across the street and into the Harmony Road Music School, where the boy was taking a lesson.

Several police officers were completing a traffic accident investigation in the area when they heard the gunshots from the robbery and citizens directed them to the suspects' vehicle, which was speeding away from the scene, according to Holmgren.

The officers chased the vehicle as it sped west on Pleasant Valley Road, continuing to the intersection of 51st Street and Telegraph Avenue, where it struck another vehicle and a parked car.

The driver, Adams, was detained by officers as he attempted to flee on foot, Holmgren said.

Witnesses identified Adams as the robber and the shooter and officers arrested him for multiple felony charges, according to Holmgren. He said Adams has a prior criminal record, including a prior gun conviction.

Officers recovered a loaded firearm in the vehicle.

Holmgren said the passenger of the vehicle was identified as Maeve Clifford and she was arrested on robbery charges. Clifford is charged with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, Rogers said.

The 10-year-old boy was being treated for his injuries at Children's Hospital Oakland and could face permanent paralysis in his legs, according to Holmgren.