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Oakland police investigate shooting of driver found dead after San Leandro crash

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Police in the East Bay are searching for a suspect in the shooting of a driver in Oakland late Monday night who later crashed their vehicle in San Leandro and was found dead behind the wheel.

At about 11:15 p.m. Monday, officers responded to reports of shots fired at MacArthur Boulevard and 98th Avenue in Oakland, where police say a driver of a black sedan was shot while sitting inside the vehicle.

The victim then reportedly drove from that scene to a second scene about a mile away at MacArthur and Durant Avenue in San Leandro, where the car crashed at around 11:20 p.m.

The victim died from multiple gunshot wounds at the second scene, police said.

No suspects were arrested or identified.

No other details were immediately available.

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