Teen, man killed in Monday shootings

OAKLAND >> Two people, one a 17-year- old boy and the other a 29-year- old man, were killed and another man was wounded in two East Oakland shootings less than a half-hour apart Monday night in East Oakland, authorities said.

With the two killings, Oakland police have now investigated 78 homicides this year, the same number as all of last year.

The names of the victims have not been released yet.

The youth was shot about 10:41 p.m. Monday outside in the 9800 block of Sunnyside Street in the city’s Iveywood neighborhood.

He was found by police responding to a ShotSpotter alert. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m., authorities said.

Some vehicles and homes were also hit by gunfire but no other injuries were reported.

Police have not determined a motive yet for the shooting and no arrests have been made.

The other shooting happened about 10:20 p.m. in the 1700 block of Church Street, in the Havenscourt neighborhood.

Police responding to a ShotSpotter alert found the 29-year- old man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 26-yearold man who had also been shot. The 26-year- old man was taken to a hospital where he was in stable condition.

Police said the two men were friends. No motive has been released yet in the shooting and no arrests have been made.

The two shootings do not initially appear to be related, authorities said.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $15,000 in reward money in the Church Street shooting and up to $10,000 in reward money in the Sunnyside Street shooting for information leading to the arrests of the suspects. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.