Suspect in brazen Oakland shooting identified, sought

Cervando Jessie Sterling-Valdez, 22, identified as the man who opened fire on the busy streets of downtown Oakland Tuesday, injuring a woman. Cervando Jessie Sterling-Valdez, 22, identified as the man who opened fire on the busy streets of downtown Oakland Tuesday, injuring a woman. Photo: Oakland Police Department Photo: Oakland Police Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Suspect in brazen Oakland shooting identified, sought 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Police on Thursday identified the suspect sought in a brazen daytime shooting that injured a bystander this week in downtown Oakland.

Cervando Jessie Sterling-Valdez, 22, was allegedly the gunman caught in dramatic security video opening fire along the 1300 block of Broadway near the BART escalator at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

He and another man got into an argument on the crowded sidewalk before Sterling-Valdez opened fire and ran off, police said.

A nearby police officer chased after the suspect for a block, while officials said the man who was the intended target ran away. But a woman who was standing in the area was injured in the shooting and taken to a hospital where she was in stable condition, police said.

Investigators later found the gun used in the shooting near the scene along with other unspecified evidence.

Police continued to hunt Thursday for Sterling-Valdez, who was described as 5-foot-8, with black hair, brown eyes and weighing 153 pounds. He was last seen wearing a light-colored coat and white pants.

Anyone with more information on his whereabouts was urged to call Oakland police at (510) 238-3426.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky