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Oakland shootings leave one dead, two stable

Daily Planet Wire Service
Thursday August 29, 2002

The Oakland Police Department reports that three shootings on Tuesday night within one hour have left one man dead and two in stable condition. 

Authorities say that officers responded to the 600 block of Louisiana Street at about 9:43 p.m. to find a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medical authorities pronounced the man dead at the scene shortly afterward. 

Police units responded to reports of a shooting in the 1600 block of Seminary Avenue at about 9:14 p.m. A male victim was found suffering from a single gunshot wound to the torso and was taken to an area hospital in stable condition. 

The third shooting of the hour occurred in the 700 block of 105th Avenue just before 9:59 p.m. when a male adult was found suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the left arm after the suspect drove by in his car and shot the man. Medical units took the man to Highland Hospital where he was treated and said to be stable condition, said a police spokesman. 

Police say that the homicide unit is investigating the shooting at Louisiana Street. No suspects are currently in custody for any of the incidents.