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<\/strong><\/p>\n By Sean Maher EMERYVILLE — Police are searching for suspects in two unrelated reports of gunfire overnight, including a shooting that left one man hospitalized.<\/p>\n In the first shooting, about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, police got several calls reporting gunshots near 63rd and Vallejo streets, about two blocks west of San Pablo Avenue’s Golden Gate Playground.<\/p>\n Nearby, in the 6200 block of Doyle Street, officers found a man in his 20s who had been shot, Emeryville police Cmdr. Jeannie Quan said.<\/p>\n Detectives believe the victim was standing with a group of men in that area when at least one suspect approached on foot, opened fire, then got into a black sedan and sped off, Quan said.<\/p>\n The majority of witnesses to the shooting are cooperating, she added, though no suspects were in custody Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n The victim was taken to a hospital and stabilized.<\/p>\n Five hours later, about 2:15 a.m. Friday, police believe gunfire ended a chase and standoff between multiple cars, Quan said.<\/p>\n The incident began in Oakland when a black Mercedes clipped a pedestrian in a hit-and-run as it pulled onto Interstate 880 at Seventh Street, according to police.<\/p>\n An Acura pulled onto the freeway behind the Mercedes, apparently chasing it, Quan said. The two cars sped along northbound on I-880, hitting each other as the Mercedes tried to escape, pulling off the freeway in Emeryville and finally crashing at 64th and Shellmound streets, Quan said.<\/p>\n The Acura crashed through some bushes and a fence and came to a stop, she said. At that point, someone in a third vehicle — a white Chrysler — opened fire, shooting five or six shots before speeding away, Quan said.<\/p>\n It was not clear how the Chrysler had become involved, she said.<\/p>\n Nobody was reported injured in the shooting and there were no suspects in custody Friday, Quan said.<\/p>\n Anyone with information on either shooting is asked to call investigators at 510-596-3731.<\/p>\n Contact Sean Maher at 925-943-8013. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com\/OneSeanMaher<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nContra Costa Times
\nPosted: \u00a0 07\/27\/2012 09:19:10 AM PDT<\/p>\n