OAKLAND — A 43-year-old man who told police he was shot early Wednesday after he refused to give another man money was in stable condition, authorities said.
The shooting happened at about 12:18 a.m. Wednesday in the 4000 block of 35th Avenue near Harbor View Avenue in the Redwood Heights area.
Police responding to a report of a shooting found the man with a gunshot wound to his lower body.
The man was reluctant to talk to officers but did say he was outside working on his car when a man he did not know approached him and asked him for money and that when he refused the man shot him. He said the shooter fled in a vehicle and he did not provide police with a detailed description of the suspect.
The victim was taken to a hospital. Some shell casings were found in the area.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3326 or 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.