1 killed, 1 wounded in downtown Oakland shootings

Police are investigating shootings in downtown Oakland Monday night that left one man dead and another person injured. Police are investigating shootings in downtown Oakland Monday night that left one man dead and another person injured. Photo: Getty Images / / Photo: Getty Images / / Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close 1 killed, 1 wounded in downtown Oakland shootings 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

One man was killed and another person was wounded in shootings Monday night in downtown Oakland, police said.

Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head on Jefferson Street near 12th Street at 10:04 p.m., officials said. The victim, who was not identified, was taken to Highland Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Two minutes after police discovered the first victim, another person with a gunshot wound flagged down a patrol unit in the area.

The second victim, who was not identified, was taken to Highland Hospital and treated for a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.

Police are investigating if the two shootings were connected.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com