Oakland: Three homicides within 12-hour span under investigation

OAKLAND — Investigators were responding to three homicides within a 12-hour span over the weekend, authorities said Sunday.

Just after 11:30 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1200 block of 83rd Avenue in the city’s Woodland neighborhood.

Officers arrived to find a crashed vehicle, and found that a 37-year-old man had been shot while driving. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and although few details were available, investigators have not ruled out robbery as a motive.

At 2:55 a.m., officers responded to a homeless encampment in the 2300 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way in the Hoover-Foster neighborhood, and found a 37-year-old man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The man, who lived at the encampment, was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

No details were also available on a fatal stabbing at the same encampment late last month.

At 11:30 a.m. officers responded to ShotSpotter activity in the 1000 block of 71st Avenue in the Coliseum neighborhood and learned that a man and woman had been shot.

The woman, who suffered a gunshot wound to her leg, was taken to a hospital for treatment and later listed in stable condition. Soon after, officers learned the man had been taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The man, identified only as a 19-year-old Oakland resident, did not live in the neighborhood where he was shot.

There have been no arrests or releases of suspect or vehicle descriptions.

The deaths are the 97th, 98th and 99th homicide investigations by police this year, 92 of which are classified as murders. In all of 2019, Oakland had 78 homicides, 75 of them murders.

In each fatal shooting, police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money in the homicide. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.Check back for updates.

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.

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Author: George Kelly, Harry Harris

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