OAKLAND — For people, one a 16-year-old boy, were shot within a three-hour period early Saturday in different areas of East Oakland, authorities said.
All of the victims were listed in stable condition.
Based on initial reports, none of the shootings appear to be related at this time, authorities said.
The 16-year-old was reported shot more than once about 2:40 a.m. Saturday.
He was apparently driving somewhere in East Oakland when he was shot and was able to make it to his home near 85th Avenue and Holly Street where police and paramedics were called, authorities said.
Police were trying to determine exactly where the shooting happened and what the motive was. No arrests have been made.
About 2:06 a.m. a 33-year-old man was shot in the leg as he was walking in the 7600 block of Holly Street. The man told police he did not see who shot him. Police are trying to determine a motive for the shooting and whether the man was the intended target. No arrests have been made.
At about the same time, a 31-year-old man was found shot more than once outside in the 1400 block of 34th Avenue in the Fruitvale district. Police don’t have a motive yet for the shooting and have not made any arrests.
Police were also investigating another shooting where a 34-year-old man told officers he was shot in the leg about 12:23 a.m. as he drove in the 1500 block of Eighth Avenue. A motive for the shooting is under investigation and no arrests have been made.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money in each shooting for information leading to the arrests of the shooters. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
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