OAKLAND — A man died Sunday morning after a shooting in a West Oakland neighborhood, authorities said.
Shortly before 11:15 a.m., police responded to reports of a possible shooting after learning of a ShotSpotter activation near 24th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
When officers arrived at 23rd and West streets, they found a man in his 30s on the ground, unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body.
Despite life-saving measures provided by police officers and paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man’s identity was not available, pending next-of-kin notification by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s bureau.
Police did not share any description of a suspect or vehicle involved in Sunday’s fatal shooting. Officers blocked off nearby streets to search for evidence, but did not mention any recovery of shell casings or surveillance footage.
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.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.
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