Oakland Ties 2020 Homicide Total In First 9 Months Of 2021

By Da Lin, CBS San Francisco:

OAKLAND (KPIX) — A double homicide in Oakland Sunday morning pushed the city to a tragic milestone: 102 homicides so far in 2021 tying last year’s total.

Police said the shooting happened just before 2 a.m. near the intersection of High Street and Pampas Avenue. Investigators said someone shot and killed two brothers, ages 21 and 26, in front of their home. About 20 relatives gathered outside the home Sunday afternoon to remember the victims. They asked for privacy and space to grieve.

Police said the two brothers apparently got into an argument and some kind of confrontation with other men. They believe those people shot the brothers. It’s unclear what the argument was about and police are still looking for the suspects.

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