Shootings in Oakland leave two men wounded
OAKLAND — Two men sitting in cars were wounded by gunfire Sunday night and early Monday in different areas of Oakland, police said.
A teenager who was shot at while sitting in a vehicle early Monday was not injured, police said.
The shootings do not appear to be related at this time, authorities said.
At 1:59 a.m. Monday, police responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the area of Fairfax Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in East Oakland found a 36-year-old man in a parked car with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition.
Authorities said he was shot by more than one person from outside the vehicle. Another vehicle was also hit by gunfire but no one else was hurt. No motive has been determined and no arrests made.
At 11:47 p.m. Sunday a 34-year-old man sitting in a car with another man in the 1000 block of Eighth Street in West Oakland was hit in the ankle by gunfire, authorities said.
The men told police they heard gunfire and realized the one man had been shot. They were able to drive to a hospital where the shooting victim was in stable condition. Police have not made any arrests or determined a motive.
At 12:06 a.m. Monday someone in a passing vehicle shot at a 16-year-old boy sitting in a car in the 8900 block of MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland but did not hit him. No motive has been determined in the shooting and no arrests have been made.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money in each shooting for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
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