A man was shot in East Oakland Wednesday night. (File)
OAKLAND –An 18-year-old man was wounded after being shot multiple times in an East Oakland neighborhood Wednesday night, authorities said.
He was in stable condition at a hospital recovering from multiple wounds to his leg.
The shooting happened about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 7900 block of International Boulevard.
Officers responding to a gunshot detection system alert found multiple shell casings but no victim.
The man was later found at a hospital where someone else had taken him, authorities said.
The man told police he had just left a liquor store when he heard gunfire and began running away before realizing he had been shot.
A motive for the shooting is under investigation and police are trying to determine if the man was the intended target. No arrests have been made.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the shooter. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
Originally published at Harry Harris