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2 Men Fatally Shot At Oakland Birthday Party Identified

OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Two men who were fatally shot outside a birthday party at an art gallery in downtown Oakland early Sunday morning were identified by police today as 20-year-old Craig Fletcher-Cooks and 22-year-old Terrence McCrary, both of Oakland.

Police said officers who responded at 12:53 a.m. Sunday to reports of gunfire in the 300 block of 15th Street between Harrison and Webster streets found Fletcher-Cooks and McCrary suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Paramedics responded to the scene but the two men were pronounced dead shortly after they arrived.

Officers found a third gunshot victim several blocks from the crime scene and he was taken to a hospital, where he is in stable condition, police said.

The shooting occurred outside a birthday party at the Prime Development art gallery at 322 15th St.

Police haven't released any information about suspects or a motive in the shooting.

Oakland police said anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact their homicide section at (510) 238-3821 or their tip line at (510) 238-7950.

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