Woman shot dead near Oakland BART station, police say

OAKLAND, Calif. - A woman was shot and killed in Oakland last night, police said.   

Officers were called to 40th Street near the MacArthur BART station just before 8 p.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter alert. They found the woman at the scene who had been shot by an unknown person, they said.

After life-saving measures were attempted, she died at the scene, police said.

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Her death marks the 110th homicide in the city this year.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department's homicide section at (510)-238-3821 or the department's tip line at (510)-238-7950.