Gunfire erupted around midnight in Oakland’s Jack London Square, hitting a 28‑year‑old father as he sat in a parked pickup with his 6‑year‑old son. The boy wasn’t struck and is unharmed. The wounded father managed to drive himself to a hospital, where he’s listed in critical but stable condition. Police said a car pulled up alongside the truck and someone opened fire with a rifle.
What the police are saying
According to The Mercury News, the shooting went down on the 100 block of 4th Street when a vehicle with a driver and a passenger pulled beside the parked pickup and unleashed shots. At least one round struck the driver, identified by police as a Hayward man, 28, who then drove to the hospital for treatment. As of this morning, authorities had no…..