OAKLAND — Two men were wounded in shootings Monday night about an hour apart in different areas of East Oakland, authorities said Tuesday.
Both are expected to recover and the shootings are not related, authorities said.
About 9:52 p.m. Monday a 29-year-old Sacramento man was shot in the 7600 block of Krause Avenue near Arroyo Viejo Park. Some parked vehicles and homes were also hit by gunfire but no one else was injured.
The wounded man got his own transportation to a hospital and was uncooperative with police, but it appears he was shot while walking in the area, authorities said. Why he was in Oakland and why he was shot has not been determined. No arrests have been made.
About 8:45 p.m. Monday a 28-year-old man was shot after he said he got into an argument with another man in the 3900 block of Burckhalter Avenue near Burckhalter Elementary School.
The man got his own transportation to a hospital. What the argument was about was not released and no arrests have been made.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money in each shooting for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
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