Stockton man fatally shot in East Oakland
Police responding to a ShotSpotter alert just before 3 a.m. Sunday found the man shot outside on 13th Avenue near East 34th Street.
OAKLAND — A 23-year-old Stockton man was fatally shot in East Oakland on Sunday morning, authorities said.
His name has not yet been released.
Police responding to a ShotSpotter alert just before 3 a.m. Sunday found the man shot outside on 13th Avenue near East 34th Street, a residential area just south of Interstate 580. He was pronounced dead there.
Police believe he was shot after getting into some kind of dispute with another person, who fled before officers got to the scene.
Police are trying to determine why the man was in Oakland and what the dispute that led to the shooting was about.
The killing is the 24th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year. The California Highway Patrol has also investigated one homicide this year on city freeways. Last year at this time, police had investigated 30 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.