Crime & Safety
Police Release Name of Man Fatally Shot on Wednesday
The shooting occurred on 55th Street near Shattuck Avenue.
Bay City News Service—A man who was fatally shot in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon was identified by police Thursday as 20-year-old Malik Birchett, of Oakland.
Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 600 block of 55th Street, near Children's Hospital Oakland, at about 2:30 p.m. found Birchett suffering from a gunshot wound. Birchett was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to police.
Oakland police said they do not yet know the motive for the shooting.
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They asked anyone with information about the crime to call the Police Department's major crimes section at (510) 238-3821.
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