Update: Deadly shooting in West Oakland marks city's 100th homicide of 2022
OAKLAND -- Police in Oakland are investigating a fatal shooting Monday afternoon in the Cypress Village neighborhood that marked the grim milestone of the city's 100th homicide this year, according to authorities.
The shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. on the 1300 block of Kirkham Street near Wade Johnson Park. Police are requesting for the public to avoid the area.
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred on October 3, 2022, 2022, just before 3:00 PM in the 1300 block of Kirkham Street.
— Oakland Police Dept. (@oaklandpoliceca) October 3, 2022
We are requesting for community members to avoid the area, at this time.
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Police later confirmed that the shooting victim died at the scene, marking the 100th homicide of the year in Oakland. The city has been struggling with a spike in gun violence over recent weeks.
Oakland police are investigating multiple shootings over the past week, including a mass shooting at an East Oakland school campus on Wednesday that injured six victims and two fatal incidents over the weekend. One of those shootings at a high school birthday party left two teenage brothers who are both students at Berkeley High dead and injured two other teens.