1 killed, 1 hurt in separate Oakland shootings

Saturday, February 11, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. -- One person died and another person was wounded after two separate early morning shootings that happened just minutes apart in Oakland, police said.

Officers responded to the first shooting at 2:03 a.m. in the 6500 block of Avenal Avenue, according to police.

There, officers found one male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Officers did not make an arrest in connection with the shooting and a suspect description was not immediately available.

About a half hour later, officers responded to a report of another shooting at 2:37 a.m. in the 1600 block of 94th Avenue, according to police.

At the scene officers found a male victim who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound and is in stable condition, police said.

An arrest was not made in the shooting and a suspect description was not immediately available.
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