Oakland flea market shooting: Dispute over fake ID sales led to man’s death

The Brief

  • Jorge Alberto Rivas Rodriguez was fatally shot Jan. 9 in the parking lot of the Oakland Coliseum Swap Meet during a dispute over competing sales of fake IDs, authorities said.
  • The shooting happened just before noon in the parking lot of the bustling flea market.
  • Authorities said the suspected gunman is the uncle of the victim’s brother-in-law.

OAKLAND, Calif. Authorities say a man who was fatally shot last week at a popular Oakland flea market was killed during a dispute over competing sales of fake identification cards.

Victim identified

What we know:

The victim was identified as Jorge Alberto Rivas Rodriguez. Police said the suspected gunman, an uncle of Rodriguez’s brother-in-law, remains at large.

The shooting occurred just before noon Jan. 9 in the 5400 block of Coliseum Way.

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