OAKLAND -- A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting Monday night near the Coliseum BART station, police said.
The man was identified Tuesday as Demarcus Ross of Oakland.
The shooting happened about 8:50 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of 71st Avenue near Spencer Street, not far from the BART station parking lot. Police said Ross was walking by himself when someone in a passing car opened fire.
Ross was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m. Police do not have a motive and no arrests have been made.
The killing was Oakland's 88th homicide of the year. Last year at this time there were 87 homicides in the city.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572 or 510-777-3211.


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