Driver critical after being shot in East Oakland

OAKLAND — A 38-year-old man was in critical condition after he was shot early Sunday while driving in East Oakland, police said.

The name of the man, an Oakland resident, was not released.

Police said the shooting happened about 1:23 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of 96th Avenue and Sunnyside Street.

Police said the man was driving alone in his vehicle when someone on the street shot him.  The wounded man’s vehicle then crashed into a parked vehicle. The man was taken to a hospital where he remained unconscious, authorities said.

Police are trying to determine where the man was coming from and going to and  the motive for the shooting.  No arrests have been made.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.  Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3326 or 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

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