Fatal shooting, collision send Oakland homicides over century mark for 2020
OAKLAND — Police were at the scene of a fatal shooting and a fatal collision Monday evening in East Oakland neighborhoods, authorities said.
The deaths are the 100th and 101st homicide investigations by police this year, 94 of which are classified as murders. In all of 2019, Oakland had 78 homicides, 75 of them murders.
At 5:01 p.m., officers responded to reported ShotSpotter activity in the 10400 block of Nattress Way just west of 105th Avenue in the city’s Sobrante Park neighborhood.
When they arrived, they found a man behind the wheel of a vehicle suffering from one gunshot wound to his neck and multiple gunshot wounds to his back. Officers provided emergency life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived at the scene, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A motive for the shooting was still under investigation, and officers did not release any suspect or vehicle description.
Investigators were canvassing along Gramercy Place in search of evidence and at least one casing found.
At 5:12 p.m., officers received reports of a possible shooting near East 19th Street and 23rd Avenue in the city’s Highland Terrace neighborhood, and arrived to find a man initially described as suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Officers at the scene later said preliminary evidence suggests the victim was struck by a vehicle that left the scene.
Firefighters and paramedics also responded, providing care until taking the man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators were not able to recover casings from the scene.
Motives for the shooting and collision were still under investigation, and officers did not release any suspect or vehicle descriptions. Neither victim’s identification was immediately available, pending next-of-kin notification.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money in the homicide. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.Check back for updates.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.