Police said a violent sideshow in East Oakland on early Saturday morning resulted separate shootings that killed one man and injured two others.
Oakland police said residents reported multiple sideshow locations between 11 p.m. Friday and 4:45 a.m. Saturday morning.
A cellphone video posted on Instagram showed multiple people shooting their guns. One video showed a man lying on the ground. Some people checked on him, but he was non-responsive after someone shot him. Authorities have not released the victims name. No arrests have been made and it is unclear what motivated the killing.
In light of the homicide and intelligence gathered by investigators from social media suggesting there will be more sideshows this weekend in Oakland, the police department called in extra officers to work Saturday and Sunday night. Oakland police said it was mandatory overtime since they didn’t have enough officers.The sideshow woke her up. The Pit has been a frequent sideshow location for years.
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