OAKLAND — Unknown shooters killed two men and wounded another man in Oakland’s Uptown district, as well as wounded another man early Saturday near the downtown area, Oakland Police said.
The shooting that resulted in the two deaths happened just after 3 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of San Pablo Ave. Police Saturday morning had not yet released the names of the men who died.
One man, who remains unidentified, reportedly made it to the 500 block of 18th street where he was found. He was taken to a hospital where he died, police said. A 28 year old man who was transported to a hospital from the shooting on San Pablo Avenue died several hours later, police said.
Another earlier shooting at about 1 a.m. wounded an 18th year old man in the 1700 block of Broadway, police said.
A fourth shooting at about 3:20 a.m. wounded a 31 year old man near 19th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, police said.
Saturday’s gunfire damaged three commercial buildings in the city’s uptown district including the Oakland Ice Center, police said.
Police on Saturday were trying to determine if the shootings are related. Police Saturday morning did not report any other injuries or any arrests in these shootings.
This marks the 46th and 47th homicide investigations this year for Oakland. At this time last year, Oakland police investigated 67 homicides in the city.
Police ask anyone with information on the shootings to call Oakland PD at (510) 238-7950 or (510) 238-8321.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Kyle Martin is a reporter covering Fremont and the Tri-Valley area. Call or text him 408-920-5043, or email him at [email protected].