Three people fatally shot in two separate Oakland incidents
OAKLAND -- It was another violent weekend in Oakland where three people were killed within four hours in separate shootings.
Police reported the first shooting on Saturday around 4:30 p.m. in a West Oakland homeless encampment at 23rd Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way.
They said a shooting injured one man and killed two people, a 29-year-old woman and 50-year-old man. The injured man was listed in stable condition.
"All I heard was gun sound. I was down in the car and I heard this loud and train-like sound," said a former encampment resident who goes by the name "L.G."
He said he tried to help a man and woman on the ground.
"But they were far gone, they were far gone, so many shots in the body, it was ridiculous to see a human being just riddled with bullets," L.G said.
Neighbors said there were previous killings at the encampment.
"Not surprised at all. We've seen shootings before here. We had encampment fires here," said Jim Wong, who owns a rental property near the encampment.
Less than four hous later, at around 8 p.m., police say a shooting in east Oakland near the corner of E Street and 105th Avenue resulted in the death of a 50-year-old Stockton man near the Go Go Amigo corner store.
A neighbor who goes by the name Kennedy said he heard at least 40 rounds from his home when he was watching his younger siblings.
"I told my siblings to back (away) from the window. There were gunshots. I didn't want anything to happen to them. I told them to go into the room," Kennedy said.
He said the shooting just kept going and lasted for about two minutes. Aside from his siblings, he was worried about his father and another brother who were inside the Go Go Amigo store buying snacks.
"They ducked down over there in the store with the owner and stuff," Kennedy said.
Kennedy said this is the second homicide near the intersection. A few months ago, he said someone shot and killed a 17-year-old boy inside the store.
A store clerk who did not want to show his face said the victim killed Saturday was a regular.
"He was a good, nice man. He used to come, buy some stuff here and there. He was kind and generous. He was a loving man. I saw him like an uncle," the clerk said.
Police are still searching for suspects and motives in the two shootings. They said the two cases appear unrelated and no one has been arrested.
