HAYWARD — A man was fatally shot Wednesday morning in a residential area, becoming the city’s first homicide victim of the year, authorities said.
Police did not release the man’s name, age or city of residence.
Officers found the unresponsive man about 12:42 a.m. Wednesday near the 24000 block of Park Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have not yet said if the man was the victim of a drive-by shooting or was killed by someone who approached him on the street.
A motive for the killing has not been released and no arrests have been announced.
Hayward police last year investigated 11 homicides. The first was a fatal shooting Feb. 27.
Anyone with information related to the killing is asked to call Detective Niedenthal at 510-293-7176.