OAKLAND, Calif. – Frequent shootings in an East Oakland neighborhood near the San Leandro border have left residents feeling afraid and frustrated.
The dozens of rounds fired Friday night, killing one guy, heightened those locals’ anxieties about their safety. Neighbors stated they’re afraid to stroll around in the area.
“We’re looking at a bullet that went through a 3-year-old’s window right here in deep East Oakland,” said Ken Houston, a witness. He handed up a bullet that he claimed had entered the wall of a child’s second-floor bedroom window on Friday shortly after 8 p.m.
The tiny boy was not wounded.
“It is war. We are in a grave situation. “We need war leaders,” said Houston, who lives in the region.
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He’s running for Oakland City Council. He claimed that a stray gunshot from a gunfight just down the street killed the man.
Neighbors reported that hundreds of bullets were fired. The victim was recognized by family and friends as Lamar Payne.
I ducked down. I was pretty afraid,” said Antoine Hicks, Payne’s relative. “When I glanced up, everyone was gone.”
There was a memorial at the site of the shooting
According to Hicks, the 47-year-old victim was gunned down while visiting him and others in the vicinity. He died at the spot. “I feel unhappy because it is Lamar. Lamar is a good guy. “He did not do anything wrong,” Hicks stated.
Neighbors claim the location is hazardous.
A KTVU team identified three residences and a pole with bullet wounds from earlier shootings.
One unnamed homeowner stated, “There are gunshots every night around here. You cannot even go outside. “You could be in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
The homeowner stated that gunshots are frequently carried out by young people. He claims that when he phones 911, cops do not attend unless there is an injury or death.
So far, no one has been detained in connection with Friday’s shooting, and authorities haven’t revealed the motivation.