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last night, i was driving down to san mateo to meet up with t and some friends for dinner. as i drove near the children's hospital in oakland and the on-ramp to 24, i slowed to stop at a red light and glanced to the side street on my right. about a block away, i saw the silouette of a man shoving another man and then before i knew what was going on, i simultaneously saw 4 small orange sparks and heard 4 gunshots. then, one of the men fell to the ground while the other ran off. even though it happened pretty far away from me, i was still shaking as i drove south.
today, in the oakland tribune:
Man shot, killed in North Oakland
FROM STAFF REPORTS
OAKLAND — A man was shot and killed Tuesday night on West Street where it ends at Martin Luther King Jr. Way in North Oakland.
The body lay in the street under a few mature oak trees, illuminated in light from nearby Children's Hospital Oakland a traffic light away.
Police say the shooting happened at 8 p.m. They had no identification on the victim — described as an African-American man in his 20s — and no suspect in custody.
Witnesses told police they heard four gunshots and saw the shooter run north on Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
It was Oakland's 22nd homicide so far this year, compared with 28 on this date last year.
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