Oakland shootings: Liz and Company Hair Salon, business shows damage by stray bullets following deadly shooting
Oakland police are investigating separate shootings that left two people killed and four others were injured early Saturday morning.
Several businesses were also hit by stray bullets.
The owner of a hair salon on San Pablo Ave. shared photos of the damage with ABC7.
It shows five large window panes and a TV hit by bullets.
The string of shootings Saturday morning began at about 2:15 a.m., when someone reported to 911 dispatchers that a person was shot in the 1900 block of Broadway. Paramedics responded and took the victim to a hospital, where they were in critical condition on Saturday morning, according to the Oakland Police Department.
The Oakland Police Officers Association told ABC7 in a statement, that bystander was trying to buy food at a store.
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Just after 3 a.m., police received a notification from a ShotSpotter activation--which is a sensor that detects gunshot acoustics--in the 1700 block of San Pablo Avenue. That alert was followed by multiple calls to the police department reporting a shooting there. The victim was taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
About 15 minutes later, police responded to a shooting near 19th Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way. Officers did not initially find a victim at the scene and were told by dispatchers that someone had arrived on their own to a hospital with gunshot wounds. Shortly after, while still investigating the area, they found a person nearby in the 500 block of 18th Street who had been shot.
Paramedics arrived and took the person to a hospital, where they died from their injuries.
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Then, at 3:45 a.m., police were notified that two people had arrived at a local hospital with injuries after allegedly being shot in the 1900 block of Martin Luther King Jr Way. Both were in stable condition as of Saturday morning, according to the Oakland Police Department.
The president of the Oakland Police Officers Association, the union that represents Oakland police officers, said in a statement that police staffing was inadequate during large events like the Oakland First Fridays festival.
The free festival takes place the first Friday of each month on Telegraph Avenue from 22nd to 27th Streets. It draws as many as 30,000 people for festivities, music and food, according to the festival's website. Its scheduled hours are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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"Oakland is too violent. There are not enough police to safely patrol the city or major events like First Friday. It is with great concern that the public cannot be assured of safety even at large public gatherings. Defunding and cuts to police by the Mayor and City Council have created life-threatening situations. Oakland eliminated its Nightclub Patrol that provided services to restaurants, bars, and music venues in downtown Oakland," Nguyen said in his statement.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee issued a statement in response to the shootings, writing:
" It's tragic moments like this morning's gun violence that left six shot and two dead that remind us we still have so much work to do. While we've seen a 30 percent decline in overall crime, every shooting and homicide is one too many, and we must continue our comprehensive public safety efforts so everyone is safe and feels safe. I've been in touch with OPD, which has not concluded these shootings were connected to First Friday celebrations. I will stay in contact with OPD as the investigation continues ."
Bay City News contributed to this report
