Man on bicycle shot to death near Lake Merritt

A bicyclist was shot to death near Lake Merritt early Saturday morning. A bicyclist was shot to death near Lake Merritt early Saturday morning. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man on bicycle shot to death near Lake Merritt 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A bicyclist was shot to death near Lake Merritt early Saturday morning, the Oakland Police Department said.

Police responded to reports of gunshots at 12:40 a.m. on the 2000 block of Lakeshore Avenue, said Oakland police Officer J. Moore.

The cyclist was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Moore declined to provide the age, name or hometown of the victim, who he said was an adult black male.

Police don’t know the motive for the shooting and have not identified any suspects, Moore said.

Emily Green is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: egreen@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @emilytgreen