April 11, 2022 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

OAKLAND – Tally of just the homicides in Oakland over the weekend: 

• Homicide #31 – April 6th @ in the 1200 block of Lakeshore Ave, victim murdered during a robbery.  
• Homicide #32 – April 7th @ 10:08 pm in the 1800 block of East 12th, victim found murdered in a vehicle. 
• Homicide #33 – April 7th @ 10:11 pm in the 3400 block of Mandela Blvd, an on-duty security guard working for the City of Oakland “Tuff Shed” encampment was murdered.  
• Homicide #34 – April 9th @ 7:13 pm in the 2900 block of 68th Ave, a 15-year-old girl found shot in a house dies the following morning in the hospital from her wounds.

The list above is only the homicides; the litany of weekend shootings is not included.

“The tragedy of a 15-year-old girl’s life being extinguished in Oakland epitomizes the violence our city’s residents and police officers see daily. Oakland is the most dangerous city in California but has only 652 police officers - the lowest number in eight years to deal with decade-high violent crime. When are Oakland residents going to hold their elected officials accountable for their inability to provide basic levels of public safety?” said Oakland Police Officers' Association President Barry Donelan.  

Last month Safewise.com published a list of California’s safest cities. Unfortunately, Oakland scored last (#230) of the 230 California cities ranked for its safety.