Two men die this week from earlier injuries in Oakland shooting and beating

OAKLAND — Two men — one shot in the face Nov. 4 in the Dimond district and another badly beaten near Jack London Square last month — died this week from their injuries, authorities said.

The name of the 21-year-old gunshot victim was not released pending notification of relatives. He died Wednesday.

He was found shot in the face about 1:20 a.m. Nov. 4 in the 2600 block of Montana Street. The man lived in another area of the city and police aren’t sure why he was in the neighborhood where he was shot.

A motive has not yet been determined and no arrests have been announced.

A man who died Monday as a result of severe injuries suffered during a beating and stomping Oct. 24 was identified by police as 38-year-old Cohlen Sullens. An address for him has not been confirmed.

He was found about 1 a.m. Oct. 24 in the 400 block of Harrison Street, not far from a homeless encampment. All he was able to tell police was that he had been attacked by at least one person. A motive for the attack has not been determined and no arrests have been announced.

The two deaths bring the number of homicides investigated by Oakland police this year to 112. Last year at this time police had investigated 109 homicides in the city.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money in each death for information leading to the arrests of the suspects. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.