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Attempted murder, suicide at Oakland Motel 6
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By Harry Harris
Oakland Tribune
Posted: 09/09/2009 07:34:35 AM PDT
Updated: 09/09/2009 03:35:49 PM PDT
The shooting happened at 12:06 a.m. at the Motel 6, 8480 Edes Ave., not far from the Oakland Coliseum, less than five hours after the two checked into a room, police said.
Police identified the man as Nino Francisco, 27, of Vallejo. Police did not identify the woman pending notification of relatives. Sgt. Alex Perez said the woman had documents indicating she was from Las Vegas.
Perez said police are not sure what their relationship was or how long they knew each other. Relatives of Francisco said they did not know who the woman is.
He said the couple checked into the motel about 7:27 p.m. Tuesday, just a few minutes after buying some food at a nearby fast-food restaurant. He said the food was never eaten.
Other occupants did not report hearing any arguing from the pair's room. A security guard and a guest did hear gunfire just before the two were found.
Perez said it appears the man shot the woman in the head with a pistol then shot himself. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:27 a.m. today. The semi-automatic pistol was registered to Francisco, police said.
The woman is in grave condition at a hospital.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 510-238-3821.
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