Police in Oakland have launched a homicide investigation after a man was fatally shot in an East Oakland neighborhood Wednesday night.
Shortly before 9 p.m., officers were called to the 1400 block of 27th Avenue, near International Boulevard, following a ShotSpotter activation. When police arrived, they found a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Paramedics took the victim to a local hospital, where he died. His name has been withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Additional details about the shooting were not immediately available.