OAKLAND (BCN) — A person died following a shooting Wednesday night in Oakland on the shores of Lake Merritt, police said Thursday.
The shooting occurred just before 9 p.m. in the 1200 block of Lakeshore Avenue, in the vicinity of other fatal shootings recently.
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Officers responded, located the victim and provided medical aid until paramedics arrived, according to police. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital where he died, police said.
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The shooting is under investigation. Anyone with information about it is asked to please call the Police Department’s homicide section at (510) 238-3821 or the tip line at (510) 238-7950.
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