Man shot in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A 31-year-old man was shot multiple times Thursday night in West Oakland, authorities said.
The man, who lives in another part of the city, was in stable condition at a hospital, where he was being treated for wounds to his abdomen and leg.
The shooting happened about 7 p.m. Thursday outside in the 1400 block of Seventh Street, across from the West Oakland BART Station.
Police said the man was standing with a group of other people outside a liquor store when a vehicle pulled up. Two men got out and began shooting toward the group.
The 31-year-old man was the only person wounded by the gunfire. He was able to make it inside the store, where police and paramedics were called, authorities said.
The shooters fled in the vehicle.
Police were investigating a motive for the shooting and trying to determine whether the man wounded was the intended target.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrests of the shooters. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.