OAKLAND (KRON) – One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting early Wednesday in the area of Broadway and Telegraph Avenue in downtown Oakland, according to the Oakland Police Department.
The shooting was just before 1:30 a.m., the department reported. Officers received a ShotSpotter Activation.
“Upon arrival, officers located a shooting scene and determined that three victims had been shot,” Candace Keas, the public information officer for the department, told KRON4. “Medical personnel arrived at the scene; however, one victim identified as a male adult Oakland resident succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The two other victims identified as a female San Leandro resident and a female Tracy resident were transported to ACH in stable condition.”
The identity of the male victim is being withheld, pending next-of-kin notification.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821.
This is Oakland’s 61st homicide to date this year.