Teen shot dead in drive-by near Hayward

Photo: Evan Sernoffsky / Evan Sernoffsky A teenager was shot to death in a drive-by in Hayward, believed to...

A 16-year-old boy was shot to death Monday night in a drive-by shooting in an unincorporated stretch of Alameda County near Hayward, police said.

It was the first homicide of the year for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, which investigates crimes outside the jurisdiction of towns and cities in the county, said Sgt. Ray Kelly, a spokesman for the department.

The shooting was reported just after 7 p.m. at Princeton Street and Smalley Avenue, east of Interstate 880, Kelly said.

Officers and medical personnel converged at the scene, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Kelly said.

No arrests were made, and further information wasn’t immediately available as the investigation was ongoing.

Michael Bodley is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mbodley@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: michael_bodley