Woman Shot, Robbed At Recreation Center Near Oakland's Lake Merritt

CBS San Francisco

April 26, 2023

OAKLAND -- A woman was shot at an Oakland recreation center Tuesday after trying to fight back during a robbery, according to police.

The shooting happened at around noon next to a playground at the FM Smith Recreation Center on Park Ave. just west of Lake Merritt. Oakland Police said the woman had been approached by two people, one who had a firearm, and they tried to rob her of her purse.

A witness said the woman had been sitting at a bench at the playground when two teenage boys wearing masks and black hoodies approached her from behind and one grabbed her purse. The witness said there was a struggle that led all three to a car where another suspect was in the driver seat.

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