OAKLAND — Two males have been killed in separate East Oakland shootings about an hour aside, one among which additionally wounded a lady, police stated Tuesday.
The second of the 2 shootings occurred about 12:11 a.m., about precisely an hour after the primary one and dropped at 49 the variety of homicides investigated by the Oakland Police Division this yr. The California Freeway Patrol additionally has investigated 4 homicides on freeways throughout the metropolis limits.
A 38-year-old man died within the latter capturing. Police stated he was inside a house within the 11000 block of Novelda Avenue. Police stated it was his residence and that they haven't decided a motive. No arrests have been made.
An hour earlier, at about 11:11 p.m., gunfire killed a 36-year-old man and wounded his 34-year-old spouse, each San Leandro residents, police stated. The 2 have been outdoors within the 10000 block of MacArthur Boulevard, and the capturing occurred close by, police stated.
Authorities pronounced the person lifeless on the scene. The girl remained in steady situation Tuesday morning at a hospital, police stated.
Police are nonetheless making an attempt to find out the motive in that capturing and stated they have no idea if the person and girl have been the meant targets or hit by stray bullets.
Police stated they recovered dozens of shell casings from the world.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are providing as much as $15,000 in reward cash for data resulting in an arrest within the double capturing, and $10,000 for data resulting in an arrest within the earlier one. Police will be contacted at 510-238-3821 and Crime Stoppers will be reached at 510-777-8572.
A yr in the past presently, Oakland police had investigated 57 homicides.