A man was shot and robbed early Saturday in Oakland’s Uptown district. (File)
OAKLAND — A 40-year-old man was shot and robbed of his necklace early Saturday in the Uptown district, authorities said.
The man was in stable condition at a hospital recovering from a gunshot wound to his arm.
The man told police he was walking in the 2500 block of Telegraph Avenue about 12 a.m. Saturday when a masked man confronted him and demanded his necklace.
The man told police when he tried to resist the suspect pulled a gun and shot him. The suspect then grabbed the man’s necklace off his neck and ran away.
A detailed description of the suspect was not released.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3326 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
Originally published at Harry Harris