Three people fatally shot in Oakland

OAKLAND — Three people were fatally shot in different parts of the city in less than four hours Saturday, including a woman and man slain at a West Oakland homeless camp, authorities said.

A third person was also wounded in the homeless camp shooting.

That shooting happened about 4:25 p.m. Saturday outside in the 600 block of 23rd Street, just east of Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

At least one person began shooting and a  29-year-old woman authorities said was from Oakland and a 50-year-old Berkeley man were wounded. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names have not been released pending notification of their families.

A 55-year-old man was also wounded. He got his own transportation to a hospital and was in stable condition.

The shooter fled, possibly in a vehicle, authorities said.

Police have not yet said if those shot were intended targets or were hit by stray bullets. Police also have not said why the victims were at the camp or if they knew each other.

A motive for the shootings has not been released. No arrests have been made and no suspect information has been released.

The camp has been the scene of other violence over the past few years, including homicides and nonfatal shootings.

The other fatal shooting was reported about 8:02 p.m. Saturday in the 10500 block of E Street, a mostly residential area in East Oakland.

Police responding to a gunshot detection system alert found a 50-year-old Stockton man shot. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. His name has not yet been released pending notification of his family.

Police are trying to determine why the man was in Oakland and why he was shot.

The three killings bring to 67 the number of homicides investigated by Oakland police this year. Last year at this time police had investigated 84 homicides in the city.

Anyone with information about the killings is asked to call police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950.