OAKLAND — Two males had been fatally shot Saturday morning in East Oakland, authorities stated.
One of many males was a 26-year-old Oakland resident. Police had been making an attempt to verify the identification of the second man.
The taking pictures was reported at about 5:14 a.m. within the 900 block of 77th Avenue, a primarily industrial space.
Officers responded to quite a few ShotSpotter alerts. The nonetheless unidentified man was pronounced useless on the scene. The opposite was taken to a hospital by another person and pronounced useless there later within the morning.
Police stated a number of shell casings had been recovered within the space, in addition to some firearms.
Authorities are attempting to find out a motive for the taking pictures and whether or not it could have been linked to a big social gathering within the space. No arrests have been made, and police don’t know if the 2 males knew one another.
The killings are the thirty sixth and thirty seventh homicides investigated by Oakland police this yr. California Freeway Patrol has investigated two further killings on Oakland freeways this yr. Final yr presently, Oakland police had investigated 45 homicides within the metropolis.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are providing as much as a $20,000 reward for data resulting in the arrest of suspects within the double murder.
Anybody with data can name the Oakland Police Division at 510-238-3821 or 510-239-7950. Crime Stoppers may be reached at 510-777-8572.
Workers author Shomik Mukherjee contributed to this report.