Police identify man found shot to death in car

By Khalida Sarwari

Oakland police today released the identity of a 21-year-old Oakland man found fatally shot in a car on Wednesday.

Officers responded to a shooting at about 11 p.m. in the 600 block of Douglas Street, where they found Anthony Dixon Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.

Dixon was transported to a hospital but died a short time later.

The motive for the shooting is under investigation.

Police are urging anyone with information to contact the homicide section at (510) 238-3821.

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