A 33-year-old man was found shot to death late Friday night on the 9300 block of Walter Avenue in East Oakland, according to Oakland police. Officers located the man at 10:50 p.m. on September 4, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The block sits in Oakland’s Elmhurst neighborhood, as reported by The Mercury News. Police have not released the victim’s name, pending notification of his family, nor have they released a possible motive, information about suspects, or word of any arrests connected to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Oakland police homicide investigators at 510-238-3821 or the department’s general tip line at 510-238-7950. People can also submit surveillance video or photo evidence directly to investigators by email at [email protected], a channel for submitting digital evidence to Oakland police.
A Familiar Corridor for East Oakland Gun Violence
Friday’s killing marks at least the 34th homicide Oakland has recorded so far in 2026, following a fatal shooting on 75th Avenue on August 8 that Hoodline previously tracked as the city’s 33rd of the year. Just weeks before that, a man was shot dead on East Oakland’s 23rd Avenue in a case where police likewise appealed for tips and digital video, and a wounded driver escaped gunfire on Allendale Avenue before speeding blocks away to call for help…