Authorities have responded to Panoramic Hill after a man and woman were shot Friday morning, according to early reports.
The incident took place in the 400 block of Panoramic Way in Oakland, not far from the Berkeley city line.
At least one of the individuals has reportedly died despite efforts by first responders to revive them, according to preliminary information.
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The Berkeley Police Department got multiple calls about possible gunfire beginning at 10:48 a.m.
Officers responded and the Berkeley Fire Department was also dispatched to the scene.
The Scanner has asked the Oakland Police Department for further details.
This story will be updated as additional details become available.
Update, 12:15 p.m. One Panoramic Hill resident described “a slew of emergency vehicles” coming up the street Friday morning as authorities responded to reports of a double shooting.
“The urgency,” she said. “And the sirens and the sirens and the sirens.”
Authorities told neighborhood residents just after noon that one person had been detained and that there was no need to shelter in place.
“We never received a shelter-in-place message,” the resident added.
Another resident described at least 10 emergency vehicles parked in the 500 block of Panoramic Way.
There have also been reports that two people have died, but that information remains unconfirmed
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