Stopping Oakland's chronic epidemic of violence remains a looming challenge for police, politicians and community advocates as the city marked its 100th homicide of 2022.
"We know the shooting is not gang related, we believe this was the result of a conflict at school previously. We believe three individuals came in a vehicle, entered the home and started firing rounds," Armstrong said.They are sobering statistics no one is proud of, 100 homicides in Oakland this year, 106 at this time last year. How to stop the violence, it depends on who you ask.
"It's essential that police resources have to be prioritized to stop gun violence," said Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan. Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan says the city council has voted to hire more police evidence technicians and fund gun tracing equipment. "So the illegal guns can be traced back to point of origin and people selling death to our community can be put out of business," said Kaplan.