Oakland, CA - Murder Capital of California

These two men were not killed but in critical condition. The circumstances surrounding both separate incidents are ridiculous. And, this is nothing new. Movie scenes like this happen every week here.
OAKLAND — A man shot Monday morning while chasing unidentified thieves who stole one of his vehicles and another who was badly wounded by assault weapon fire outside a store Sunday afternoon both remain in critical condition.
The shootings happened in different parts of Oakland and are not related, police said.
Monday's shooting happened about 4:40 a.m. when a man driving on Foothill Boulevard from a fast-food restaurant to his home in the 4000 block of Mera Street saw two men driving his Chevrolet El Camino. The man, whose name and age were not available, began chasing the vehicle.
Sgt. Brandon Wehrly said that while the man was chasing the El Camino in the 2100 block of 38th Avenue, one of the occupants fired a shot at him. The bullet went through the windshield of the van he was in and hit him in the chest.
The man was able to drive to his home, where police were called. He was taken to a hospital where he is in critical but stable condition.
As of Monday afternoon, no arrests had been made, and the El Camino had not been found.
The man wounded Sunday by assault weapon fire as he sat in a car outside a small market is expected to recover but might lose one of his legs, police said.
The shooting happened about 5:20 p.m. Sunday outside the store at the intersection of Pearl and Harrison streets.
A resident in the area, who did not want his name used, said Monday that he heard gunfire and when he went to look saw two men standing in the middle of the street "shooting machine guns into a car."
One of the gunman was wearing a florescent lime green jacket, the man said.
A store employee said the victim, who said he was 18, crawled into the store after the shooting bleeding from several wounds.
"I never saw him before," the employee said.
He said the victim was "very lucky" because another customer who is a nurse was able to stop the bleeding before paramedics arrived.
One suspect may have been detained while trying to flee, but that could not be confirmed by police Monday.
Dozens of expended rounds were found on the street, and the car's windows were shattered by gunfire.
Police were unsure of a motive but have not ruled out the possibility the shooting was drug related.
The resident, who has lived in the neighborhood since 2005, said he had never seen anything like the shooting and hoped he never would again.
"Things like this don't happen in this neighborhood," he said. "I'm afraid to come out of my house. I'm scared."