Man shot to death on Oakland cul-de-sac near Lake Merritt

The homicide is the 31st investigated by Oakland police this year

A 33-year-old man died Wednesday night after being shot on a cul-de-sac near Lake Merritt that has been the scene of two other homicides since November, police said.

Authorities did not identify the man immediately, and police said they do not know where he lived.

Officers were called to the 1200 block of Lakeshore Avenue about 8:53 p.m. and found the man down with more than one gunshot wound, police said. An ambulance rushed him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:19 p.m., police said.

Investigators are working to determine a motive, according to police. Police have not made any arrests.

The killing is the 31st homicide investigated by Oakland police this year. At this time last year, Oakland police had investigated 39 homicides.

The California Highway Patrol also has investigated two homicides this year on freeways within the Oakland city limits.

The cul-de-sac includes the 1200, 1300 and 1400 blocks of Lakeshore Avenue, and the shooting marked the third homicide there in less than a year.

The most recent one before Wednesday happened on Christmas Eve, when a 38-year-old man was shot to death in the 1400 block of Lakeshore Avenue.

Before that, a 22-year-old woman was shot Nov. 11 on the cul-de-sac during an attempted robbery. She died two days later.

Police said 10 non-fatal shootings also have occurred on the cul-de-sac since May 8 of last year.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information that leads to an arrest of the shooter. Police can be contacted at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950. Crime Stoppers can be reached at 510-777-8572.