Man shot to death on Oakland cul-de-sac near Lake Merritt

A 33-year-old man died Wednesday after being shot on a cul-de-sac close to Lake Merritt that has been the scene of two different homicides since November, police stated.

Authorities didn't determine the person instantly, and police stated they have no idea the place he lived.

Officers have been referred to as to the 1200 block of Lakeshore Avenue about 8:53 p.m. and located the person down with multiple gunshot wound, police stated. An ambulance rushed him to a hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless at 9:19 p.m., police stated.

Investigators are working to find out a motive, based on police. Police haven't made any arrests.

The killing is the thirty first murder investigated by Oakland police this yr. Presently final yr, Oakland police had investigated 39 homicides.

The California Freeway Patrol additionally has investigated two homicides this yr on freeways throughout the Oakland metropolis limits.

The cul-de-sac contains the 1200, 1300 and 1400 blocks of Lakeshore Avenue, and the capturing marked the third murder there in lower than a yr.

The newest one earlier than Wednesday occurred on Christmas Eve, when a 38-year-old man was shot to dying within the 1400 block of Lakeshore Avenue.

Earlier than that, a 22-year-old girl was shot Nov. 11 on the cul-de-sac throughout an tried theft. She died two days later.

Police stated 10 non-fatal shootings even have occurred on the cul-de-sac since Might 8 of final yr.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are providing as much as $10,000 in reward cash for info that results in an arrest of the shooter. Police will be contacted at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950. Crime Stoppers will be reached at 510-777-8572.

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