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Man Shot And Killed In San Leandro

SAN LEANDRO (CBS/BCN) -- A man was killed in a shooting in San Leandro early Monday morning, police said.

Officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 14800 block of East 14th Street, near Bancroft Avenue, at 3:12 a.m.

They found the victim, a 24-year-old San Leandro resident, lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators found a second victim about two blocks away who had been with the first victim at the time of the shooting and had fled when the gunfire erupted.

The second victim narrowly escaped injury and had a bullet hole through the hood of his sweatshirt, police said.

Police Lt. Jeff Tudor said investigators are still interviewing potential witnesses and that the motive for the shooting is not yet clear.

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