The 65-year-old man was in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his jaw, authorities said. The 53-year-old woman was in stable condition with a wound to her arm.
OAKLAND — A woman and a man driving in West Oakland Tuesday night were wounded by stray bullets fired during a gun battle between the occupants of other vehicles, authorities said.
The shooting, which activated gunshot detection system alerts, happened about 10:37 p.m. in the 1700 block of Eighth Street. Numerous shell casings were recovered in the area. The vehicle belonging to the 65-year-old man was found with some bullet holes and blood in its interior in the 700 block of Willow Street, authorities said. The man had gotten his own transportation to a hospital, police said.Both victims told police they heard gunfire while driving and then realized they had been shot.
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