Oakland police say avoid area in Fruitvale District due to police activity
OAKLAND, Calif. - Police in Oakland advised the public to avoid the area of the 1200 block of 34th Avenue where they found evidence of a shooting.
At around 4 p.m. Monday afternoon, police vehicles and a BearCat vehicle were at the scene near International Boulevard, not far from the Fruitvale BART station. Police said while they found evidence that there had been a shooting at around 2:30 p.m., near 3400 12th Street, no apparent victims were located.
Upon arrival, police were told that a person with a firearm went inside a building in that area. Officers received additional reports that a rifle was involved. Police said they cleared the area just after 4 p.m.
AC Transit vehicles avoided some stops in the area.