OAKLAND — An 18-year-old Hayward woman was in critical condition after she was shot in East Oakland early Wednesday, authorities said.

The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. in the area of 98th and Edes avenues.

Initial police reports were that the woman was a passenger in a car driven by a juvenile boy when someone in another vehicle began shooting at them while they were stopped at the intersection, striking just the woman.

The boy then drove to another part of Oakland where police and paramedics were summoned.

A motive for the shooting is under investigation. Police have not yet said why the woman was in Oakland or what her relationship is to the boy.

A detailed description of the shooter has not been released.

Anyone with information about the shooting may call investigators at

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