Crime & Safety
Oakland Ends 2024, Ushers In 2025 With Deadly Wave Of Violence
"It's New Year's and somebody's family is, you know, mourning for mom, sister, brother, daughter," Jalen Wesley said.
January 2, 2025
Despite ending 2024 with a decline in homicides, Oakland marked the start of 2025 with a wave of violence, which included multiple deadly shootings on New Year's Eve and early New Year's Day.
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Two separate shootings in the overnight hours left two people dead. Large groups also took to the streets during a sideshow.
Jalen Wesley called the incidents a bitter start to 2025.
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