The fatal shooting is the 107th homicide investigated by police this year

By HARRY HARRIS | hharris@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: October 29, 2022 at 8:13 a.m. | UPDATED: October 31, 2022 at 7:46 a.m.

OAKLAND — One person was killed and four others were wounded, two by catalytic converter thieves, in three shootings that happened within four hours Friday night in East Oakland, authorities said.

The fatal shooting happened about 8:41 p.m. Friday inside the Ali Baba Smoke Shop, 10220 International Boulevard, authorities said.

A 25-year-old man was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.  A 27-year-old woman was also shot in the leg. She was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition.

Police have not yet said if the two knew each other or if either of them was connected to the business.

A motive for the shooting is under investigation and no arrests have been made.

The killing is the 107th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year. The California Highway Patrol has also investigated five homicides on Oakland freeways. Last year at this time Oakland police had investigated 117 homicides in the city.

A 32-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man were shot after they interrupted at least two suspects trying to steal a catalytic converter from one of their vehicles, authorities said.

The suspects fled before police arrived. The two victims were taken to a hospital and were in stable condition. Police have not yet said how the victims are related.

There have been numerous shootings in the East Bay involving catalytic converter thefts. In one, thieves fatally shot a 60-year-old man Oct. 4 in Oakland’s Glenview neighborhood. In another, a Castro Valley man was shot twice Oct. 12 when he confronted suspects.

The other Oakland shooting happened about midnight in the area of 103rd Avenue and International Boulevard. A 52-year-old man told police he was confronted by another man who said something to him before shooting him in the arm. The suspect fled and the man got his own ride to a hospital. A motive for the shooting is under investigation. It is not believed to be related to the earlier fatal shooting, authorities said.