Shootings in Oakland soar as cuts to Police Department take hold
Shootings in Oakland soar as cuts to Police Department take hold FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 A sideshow raises fumes during a youth-led Juneteenth rally at De Fremery Park in Oakland in 2020.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less 2of2 Patients check into the emergency department at Highland Hospital in Oakland in 2016.Amy Osborne / Special to The Chronicle 2016Show MoreShow Less As disturbing as Oakland’s rising homicide rate is, the numbers tell only part of the story. Oakland has had 14 homicides since the start of the year — that compares with a single homicide during t...
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