Woman fatally shot at Oakland gas station
A motive for the Saturday morning killing is under investigation
A woman was fatally shot Saturday morning at an East Oakland gas station, authorities said.
Police were trying to confirm her identity. She is believed to be in her 20s.
The shooting happened about 5:48 a.m. Saturday at the Kwik Serv gas station, 2200 East 12th Street.
The woman was pronounced dead at the station.
It was not immediately clear if the woman had driven to the station to purchase gas or something from the store.
Investigators are trying to determine a motive for the killing. No suspect information has been released.
The killing is the 18th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year. Last year at this time police had investigated 24 homicides in the city.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
The gas station has been the scene of several shootings in the past few years.
Among them was a 6-year-old boy wounded in the leg by a stray bullet during a shootout between other people in June 2023. Another was a man fatally shot in March of 2021, when the gas station was operated by Valero.
Kate Talerico contributed to this report.