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Woman Shot In The Head With Flare Gun in Oakland's Chinatown

OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Police arrested a suspect in the shooting of a woman in the head with a flare gun Tuesday afternoon in Oakland's Chinatown, police said Wednesday.

The shooting was reported to police at 12:37 p.m. in the 800 block of Franklin Street. Officers went there and located the victim, who was treated by paramedics and taken to a hospital.

One person has been arrested for the shooting according to police, but officers did not identify the suspect.

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