OAKLAND — A man fatally shot Saturday morning in the Uptown district was an innocent victim who had just purchased food from a street vendor when he was struck by a stray bullet fired during a gunbattle between others, authorities said.

John “Mica” Esquibell, 28, was shot about 3:06 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of San Pablo Avenue. He died several hours later at a hospital.

Esquibell, who lived in the area, had just bought some food from a street vendor and was walking away when multiple suspects engaged in a gunbattle on the street that left Esquibell mortally wounded and at least three buildings in the area, including the Oakland Ice Rink, hit by gunfire.

Another man was fatally shot in the 500 block of 18th Street and at least four other men were wounded by gunfire in Uptown bet

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