OAKLAND — A shooting Tuesday near the West Oakland BART station left a 43-year-old Oakland man hospitalized with critical injuries, police said.
The shooting happened around 11:08 a.m. near the intersection of 7th and Center streets. The man apparently was shot in the street and was able to stagger to a nearby convenience store parking lot. He collapsed there, police said.
The parking lot is across the street from the West Oakland BART station.
An ambulance rushed the man to a hospital. Police said Tuesday afternoon that he was in grave condition with life-threatening injuries.
Police did not have a motive and did not release any information about possible suspects.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Oakland police investigate a shooting on 7th Street across from the West Oakland BART station in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. A man was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Oakland police investigate a shooting on 7th Street across from the West Oakland BART station in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. A man was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Oakland police investigate a shooting on 7th Street across from the West Oakland BART station in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. A man was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Oakland police investigate a shooting on 7th Street across from the West Oakland BART station in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. A man was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: An Oakland police crime scene technician investigates a shooting on 7th Street across from the West Oakland BART station in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. A man was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
