Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong says he is adding extra officers to patrol the city, following a week of gun violence capped by three additional shootings Friday that sent at least five people to the hospital.
Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong says he is adding extra officers to patrol the city, following a week of gun violence capped by three additional shootings Friday that sent at least five people to the hospital. officers patrolling our streets. Chief Armstrong has deployed all available resources throughout the city in a coordinated effort to enforce crimes associated with gun violence in Oakland," said a statement on the Oakland Police Department's Twitter account.
Earlier Friday just after 2:15 p.m. in Oakland's Laurel neighborhood, officers found one person with a gunshot wound near the intersection of 39th Avenue and Masterson Street. Police say a second person who was also shot, later showed up at a local hospital. On Friday, staff at the Bay Tech Charter School were at the site cleaning up and locating students' backpacks and gear that had been hastily abandoned during theThe Bay Tech Charter School shares the grounds with Rudsdale Continuation High School, Rudsdale Newcomer High School, and the virtual learning Sojourner Truth School.
Some say there needs to be more unity and urgency in addressing the community feeling of fear and issues of safety as Oakland wrestles with this string of gun violence.
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