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Austin, Denver, Nashville, and San Antonio are among the nation’s major cities witnessing a dramatic spike in homicides. The city of Oakland has also experienced an unsettling rise in violent crime recently. Since Thursday, August 6, 2020, five people tragically lost their lives in our city to gun violence.

On August 8th, 2020, at approx. 10:10 PM, Oakland Police Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of 1400 72^nd Ave. Officers arrived on scene and located two male adults suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

On August 9^th, 2020, at approximately 12:19 AM, Oakland Police Patrol Officers were dispatched to the 8600 block of Holly St. to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located two male adults.

On August 7th, 2020, at approx. 11:51 PM, Oakland Police Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of 1500 92^nd Ave. Officers arrived on scene and located a male adult suffering from an apparent gunshot wound(s).

On August 8^th, 2020, at approximately 5:59 PM, Oakland Police Patrol Officers were dispatched to the corner of Mandana Blvd and Lakeshore Ave to investigate a report of a shooting.

UPDATE: Retha Glenn was safely located. The Oakland Police Department would like to thank our community members, media partners, and outside law enforcement agencies for their help in locating Ms. Glenn.

The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from the media and the public in locating missing person Ms. Retha Glenn. She was last seen at her residence on Thursday, August 6, 2020, in the 3400 block of 64th Avenue Place.

On August 6, 2020, at 8:10 AM, in the 100 block of East 12th Street, Falck ambulance personnel flagged down Oakland Patrol Officers and advised them of a vehicle stopped in the roadway, and that the driver who was the sole occupant, was asleep with a firearm near his lap in plain view.

The next scheduled monthly meeting regarding the equity grant and loan programs will take place this coming Tuesday, October 6th at 1:00 via Zoom.

On August 6^th, 2020, at approximately 9:59 PM, Oakland Police Patrol Officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of Fairfax Ave. to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they located four-male adults suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.