One dead, four wounded in East Oakland shootings Friday night.
OAKLAND — One person was killed and four others were wounded, two by catalytic converter thieves, in three shootings that happened within four hours Friday night in East Oakland, authorities said.
A 25-year-old man was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released. Police have not yet said if the two knew each other or if either of them was connected to the business.The killing is the 107th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year. The California Highway Patrol has also investigated five homicides on Oakland freeways. Last year at this time Oakland police had investigated 117 homicides in the city.
A 32-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man were shot after they interrupted at least two suspects trying to steal a catalytic converter from one of their vehicles, authorities said.