{"id":6986,"date":"2026-08-16T17:07:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6986"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:07:52","slug":"oakland-man-shot-in-suspected-carjacking-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6986","title":{"rendered":"Oakland man shot in suspected carjacking attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>OAKLAND \u2013 A 42-year-old man was shot in an apparent robbery and attempted carjacking early Sunday in East Oakland authorities said. As of Sunday morning, the man was in an Oakland hospital where he is being treated for two gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6985\">Oakland pedestrian dies after being hit by car<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation happened at about 12:53 a.m. Sunday in the 4700 block of E 12th Street and prompted the activation of a gunshot detection alert system. According to initial police reports, the man told officers he was driving westbound when he stopped because of a man on a bicycle who was in the lane. The driver told police the man approached him with a gun and demanded his backpack, which he gave him. The man told police that when the suspect demanded his car keys, he tried to drive away, and the suspect shot him.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect fled on a bicycle with the backpack before police responded. The driver was taken to the hospital by ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6984\">Bay Area high school football 2026: Where to find our preseason coverage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The victim said the suspect, who was riding a white bicycle, was in his late 20s, about 6 feet tall with a thin build and was wearing a red hoodie and reddish colored pants.<\/p>\n<p>Anybody with information may call Oakland Police department robbery investigators at 510-238-3326.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6982\">Murder convictions in deadly 2025 gang beating that exposed jail flaws<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Harry Harris contributed to the report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A driver told authorities that he stopped because of a bicyclist was in the lane, and that was when he reported a carjacking attempt that led to him being shot.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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