Update: 1 dead, 1 wounded in East Oakland shooting

OAKLAND -- Following a week in which eight people lost their lives to violence in Oakland, deadly gunfire rang out again Tuesday leaving one person dead and another wounded.

Oakland police said its dispatch received several calls reporting a shooting at 98th Ave. and Edes Ave. in the Brookfield Village neighborhood in East Oakland shortly after 10 a.m.

Upon arrival, officers located two male victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency responders rendered aid before the two men were transported to a local hospital.

Unfortunately, one of the victims succumbed to their injuries. His identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Video from Chopper 5 showed some two dozen yellow evidence markers on the ground in front of the driveway of a home on Edes Ave. at Nevada St., about a block west of 98th Ave.

The shooting comes after a particularly violent week in Oakland in which eight people lost their lives in separate shootings, including a shooting on Interstate Highway 580 and an attempted robbery of a Brinks armored truck that ended in a deadly exchange of gunfire.

His death was Oakland's 96th homicide this year, compared to 102 lives lost this time last year.

OPD asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821 or the TIP LINE at (510) 238-7950.

In the wake of the recent surge of deadly violence, Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong said during a Zoom call with reporters that he has assigned additional officers to patrol areas of the city where "gangs congregate for retaliatory shootings."

"It's hard to say which recent homicides were connected to gang violence, but we have information to believe that some of these homicides are likely connected to gang violence," Armstrong said on the call.

Although homicides are down slightly over last year, Armstrong also has added eight officers permanently to the Criminal Investigation Division.  

"In the coming weeks, OPD will deploy all available resources throughout the city in a coordinated effort to enforce crimes associated with gun violence in Oakland," the department said in a news release. 

OPD has investigated 360 assaults with a firearm this year, compared to 465 incidents this time last year, which is a 23% reduction citywide.  This year, officers are also on track to recover an astounding number of firearms.  So far, OPD officers have safely taken 1132 firearms off city streets, compared to 1199 all of 2021.