San Leandro Teen Dies After Shooting During Rash of Violence in Oakland

San Leandro, CA— A San Leandro teen shot during a rash of violence in an Oakland neighborhood earlier this month died in the hospital last week, police said Tuesday.

Police spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson confirmed Tuesday that Deshawn Brown, 17, died on Thursday after he was shot in the 2100 block of Harrington Avenue at about 10 p.m. on June 18. She provided no information about the circumstances of the shooting or whether police investigators had determined the motive for the shooting or made any arrests.

Shortly after Brown was shot, Oakland police asked residents on the neighborhood website Nextdoor to call an anonymous tip line with information about recent shootings in the 2000 and 2100 block of Harrington
Avenue, including shootings on June 18 and 19. But there are no records in public crime logs posted by Oakland police of any shootings in that area on those two days. Watson did not respond to questions about when the other shootings happened.

There were shootings reported nearby, including gunfire at an inhabited dwelling or vehicle in the 3500 block of Custer Street at 10:15 p.m. on June 20 and an assault with a firearm in the 3500 block of Gray Street at 8:40 p.m. on June 17.

Earlier this month, at about 5 a.m. on June 9, police conducted a raid in the 2000 block of Harrington Avenue, storming a residence with flashbang grenades and arresting several residents. Watson did not immediately respond to questions whether the shooting was believed to be related to that investigation.

Police asked anyone with information about the shootings to call the tip line at (510) 238-7950.

By Bay City News

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