Oakland police identify man shot and killed on June 29

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed by a man who pulled up in a different vehicle and engaged him in conversation briefly before the shooting.

OAKLAND — Police here have identified a man who was shot and killed during a brief conversation with another man late last month.

Tyler Mitchell, 26, was killed June 29 on the 8400 block of Edes Avenue. Police say that Mitchell was standing outside of his parked vehicle and talking to a man who had pulled up in his own car, when the other man pulled out a pistol and shot him. The suspect then proceeded to strike Mitchell several times with the firearm after Mitchell fell to the ground, authorities said.

Police said at the time that a woman who was with Mitchell was wounded during the incident, but survived. Mitchell was transported to Highland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head and pronounced dead there, authorities said.

Police say they’re still investigating the killing and have not announced any arrests, nor have they said whether a motivate has been identified.