Oakland police are investigating the shooting of the injured woman in front of the Fox Theater – CBS San Francisco

OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Oakland police are investigating, according to authorities, a shooting in downtown in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon that left a woman wounded near the Fox Theater entrance.

The Oakland Police Department confirmed that the shooting took place around 2:30 p.m. on the 1900 block of Telegraph Avenue, where the Fox Theater is located.

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Responding officers found an adult female victim who was hit by gunfire.

Video recorded by Chopper 5 showed an OPD vehicle and an area cordoned off by police tape right in front of the Fox Theater.

Shooting outside Fox Theater in Oakland (CBS)

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Police said the victim was transported to a local hospital where she was listed in stable condition.

There were further reports of the shooting indicating that the shot may have originated from a gun battle between two vehicles, but authorities have not confirmed it.

Shoots wide day, 2 cars shoot at each other driving down block. Innocent spectator hit in arm waiting in line for concert. Luckily this was a minimum day, it’s right in front of a school. Children walk by all day, many were still a few feet away. Oakland, we need to do better. pic.twitter.com/jUv3e6oH64

– KevChoice (@KevChoice) November 10, 2021

Shortly before 5 p.m., Fox Theater announced that the concert on Wednesday night had been canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.” Although the Twitter post did not refer to the injury to the woman who was injured outside of Fox, there were some reports that the cancellation was due to the shooting.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s show with @AllTimeLow Is cancelled. We very much regret the inconvenience this has caused. If you have purchased tickets directly from Ticketmaster, you will be automatically refunded. Otherwise, a refund is available at the point of purchase.

– Fox Theater (@foxoakland) November 11, 2021

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Police say it is an ongoing investigation and there are no further details at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPD Felony Assault Unit at (510) 238-3426.

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