OAKLAND — A 60-year-old woman was fatally shot during an attempted armed robbery Sunday in the city’s Eastlake neighborhood, authorities said.
Shortly after 2 p.m., police responded to reports of an injury shooting near East 11th Street and Fifth Avenue and arrived to find the woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The woman was taken by ambulance to a hospital and initially listed in critical condition but was pronounced dead soon after.
According to preliminary information released by investigators, the woman was visiting the neighborhood from another part of Oakland and sitting in a parked vehicle with a friend when she was approached from outside by a gunman who tried to rob her.
But moments later, she was shot and the gunman fled the scene. The friend was unhurt, police said. No information was made available on a description of the suspect or an associated vehicle.
The killing marks the 77th death investigated as a homicide by Oakland police so far this year. Another four homicides within city limits have been investigated by the California Highway Patrol. At this point last year, Oakland police had investigated 81 homicides.
in a statement Sunday night, Oakland City Councilmember and President Nikki Fortunato Bas decried the shooting, saying in part that she was “outraged and sickened over the senseless, brutal slaying of an elderly AAPI woman in broad daylight this afternoon in Oakland’s Little Saigon […] People who perpetrate these violent crimes must be held accountable and brought to justice.”
Bas, whose council district includes the neighborhood where the fatal shooting happened, asked: “What does it say about our community when we cannot walk down our own street, visit a neighbor, or enjoy a picnic on the Lake on a Sunday afternoon? We can and must do better. NO ONE should presume they can come into Oakland at any time and commit a violent crime without repercussions.”
Bas closed her statement by “[s]ending love, condolences and support to the family of this victim. Please know that we share your grief, shock and loss and will do whatever it takes to identify those responsible to achieve justice for your family.”
Sending love, condolences and support to the family of this victim. Please know that we share your grief, shock and loss and will do whatever it takes to identify those responsible to achieve justice for your family.
— Nikki Fortunato Bas, Council President, Oakland 勵琪 (@nikki4oakland) August 22, 2022
A reward of up to $17,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the slaying. Anyone with tips about the killing can call police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950. Crime Stoppers of Oakland can be contacted at 510-777-8572.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.
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