1 injured in shooting following attempted robbery in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood, police say

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Police are investigating a shooting following an attempted robbery in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood.

It happened around 9:15 a.m. in the 1900 block of Cortereal Ave. near Highway 13.

When officers arrived, they found the victim with a gunshot wound.

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"I just heard the victim yelling, 'Get the F away from me! That a few times, and then the gun shot. Which was a loud gunshot. The guy saying, 'Help me! Help me! I have been robbed!'" says Michael, a young man who lives next door to where the shooting happened. He is the one who called 911.

"I saw that he was aware and conscious. So, I knew he was ok," says Michael. "My family has lived in this area for 60-some odds year, and this has never happened."

Michael described the victim lying bloody on the sidewalk as others neighbors rushed to help.

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Oakland police say the victim was approached by an armed suspect who demanded the victims' belongings. The man refused and was then shot. The suspect ran away. The victim was hospitalized and listed in critical, but stable condition.

"It is a little scary," says Steve Koppman. "You don't see violent crime in this neighborhood a lot."

Koppman lives next door to the victim. But out of respect for the family, he declined to give any details but victim's identity, except to say he is a middle-aged man and business owner.

Other neighbors tell ABC7 News, they believe the victim was likely headed home after getting a morning coffee.

One man, who walks his dog several times a week on nearby trails, says it a very safe neighborhood.

"This is kind of like an isolated refugee. It is a trail. Everybody looks like they know each other. They have dogs and stuff. Never even had a sense that this might be a place where you have to worry about anything," says the neighbor, who also just gave his name as Mike.

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Investigators interviewed neighbors for as police canvassed the areas for shelling. Carlos Soto with the community organization CURYJ also came out to the crime scene. They are part of the Oakland's Department of Violence Prevention. Soto says they help victims deal with the trauma.

"We give resources to these victims and families in order to heal. And to be able to make progress here in Oakland," explains Soto.

The suspect fled on foot and has not been arrested.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department Felony Assault Unit at (510) 238-3426 and to email videos and photos to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.