Oakland Police Investigate 2 Separate Deadly Shootings On New Year's Day 2026

CBS Bay Area

January 2, 2026

Police in Oakland have launched homicide investigations after two people died in separate shootings that took place on New Year's Day.

Around 11 a.m., officers were called to the 2700 block of East 20th Street, between 27th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, following a ShotSpotter activation.

When police arrived, they found a man with apparent gunshot wounds. Paramedics took the man to the hospital for further treatment, but he died from injuries just before 3 p.m.

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