Police officers and other first responders were at the scene of a possible shooting incident near an East Oakland school campus Wednesday, authorities said.
OAKLAND — Police officers and other first responders were at the scene of a possible shooting incident near an East Oakland school campus Wednesday, authorities said.
Shortly before 1 p.m., officers responded to reports of possible shots fired near an Oakland Unified School District building in the 8200 block of Fontaine Street. The building is home to Rudsdale continuation and newcomer high schools and the Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership independent-study school, as well as Bay Area Technology School, a 6th to 12th grade charter school.
An Oakland police spokesperson provided few details about the incident, asking residents and visitors to avoid the area at this time, and would not immediately confirm other reports of a shooting involving multiple injuries.
The incident comes less than a day after a press conference where Oakland police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said the department will call on all available resources, adding more officers to high-crime neighborhoods and eight officers to a criminal investigative division in hopes of clearing crimes faster and increasing public safety.
It also comes nearly exactly one month after an injury shooting at the city’s Madison Park Academy middle and school campus. A 12-year-old boy faces several felony charges in that incident, including discharge of a firearm, in the shooting of a 13-year-old boy on Aug. 29.
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The Oakland Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 8200 block of Fontaine Street.
We are asking our Community Members to please avoid the area at this time.
PIO is on the way to scene. Media we will update with staging area. pic.twitter.com/9zvmmW7lC3
— Oakland Police Dept. (@oaklandpoliceca) September 28, 2022
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.
