Two men shot dead in Oakland’s Fruitvale District

Two men were gunned down in Oakland’s Fruitvale District late Thursday night and police were trying to identify their killer Friday, officials said.

Officers responded to reports of gunshots at the 2000 block of Crosby Street at around 11:20 p.m., according to the Oakland Police Department. Once on the scene, police found two men from Oakland, who were not immediately identified, suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.

Both men were treated by first responders but were declared dead at the scene, according to the department.

Hamed Aleaziz is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: haleaziz@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @haleaziz