Police investigating fatal shooting in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A shooting left one person dead Friday in East Oakland, authorities said.
The shooting happened shortly before noon, prompting officers to rush to the 5400 block of Coliseum Way, a couple blocks away from the Oakland Coliseum. Paramedics took the wounded person to a hospital, where they later died, according to the Oakland Police Department.
The slain person’s name has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
No arrests have been announced, nor have police offered any hints for a motive for the killing.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call the OPD’s homicide section 510-238-3821, or its tip line at 510-238-7950. Tips also can be emailed to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.
The killing is the sixth homicide investigated by OPD this year.