Man shot dead near Oakland’s Lake Merritt

A man was shot and killed early Sunday near Oakland’s Lake Merritt, police said.

The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was shot on the 300 block of East 12th Street in the city’s Eastlake neighborhood about 3:20 a.m. He died at the scene.

No arrest has been made.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee