Crime & Safety
Two Shootings, One Murder Reported in Oakland Wednesday
No arrests have been made in any of the cases.
OAKLAND, CA — Two victims were shot and wounded in separate incidents in Oakland on Wednesday, police said.
The first shooting was reported at about 6:30 p.m. when a male victim was shot several times in the 1900 block of 90th Avenue, according to police.
The victim was taken to a hospital. The extent of his injuries was not immediately available.
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Another victim was shot in the leg when a group of four people was fired on by two suspects in the 2000 block of International Boulevard just before midnight, police said.
That victim was also taken to a hospital. Police made no arrests in either shooting.
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The two shootings follow the city's 51st homicide earlier in the day, when 66-year-old Tony Smith was killed near the intersection of 35th Avenue and International Boulevard at about 4:30 a.m.
No arrests have been announced in the homicide either.
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