Two teen boys have been killed and two others have been injured when gunfire erupted at a celebration for a 17-year-old woman Saturday night time in Oakland, authorities mentioned.
The kids – all of whom have been Berkeley residents – have been shot at about 9:45 p.m. at a rented home within the 900 block of Apgar Avenue in North Oakland, on a residential avenue that runs between Market Avenue and West MacArthur Boulevard, authorities mentioned.
The celebration had been going for 2 or three hours when somebody entered the home and commenced taking pictures, authorities mentioned. Two youngsters – ages 15 and 17 – have been pronounced useless on the scene. Their names haven't been launched, pending notification of subsequent of kin.
Two different teen boys, ages 15 and 16, have been discovered exterior of the home and brought to a hospital. They're anticipated to reside. Police mentioned that each one the victims knew one another and a few of them could also be associated.
A few dozen teenagers have been on the celebration when the gunfire rang out, authorities mentioned. A motive for the taking pictures stays unclear, and no arrests have been introduced.
The killings mark the 97th and 98th deaths investigated as homicides by Oakland police to this point this 12 months. Oakland police had investigated 105 homicides on the similar level final 12 months. The California Freeway Patrol additionally has investigated one other 5 homicides inside metropolis limits in 2022.
A reward of as much as $30,000 is being provided for info resulting in an arrest within the taking pictures. Anybody with info can name Oakland police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950, or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.