OAKLAND — A 46-year-old man was shot during an attempted carjacking Wednesday night in East Oakland, authorities said.
The man was in stable condition Thursday at a hospital where he was being treated for a wound to his leg.
The shooting happened about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 9900 block of MacArthur Boulevard.
The man told police he had just left a business in the area and was walking to his parked car when another man approached him and demanded the keys to the vehicle.
The man told police that when he initially hesitated, the other man shot him. The suspect then fled in another vehicle, authorities said.
A detailed description of the suspect was not released.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3326 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
