A man was fatally stabbed on New Year’s Eve after an altercation in East Oakland at 7:46 p.m. in the 1900 block of 70th Avenue, authorities said.
Initial reports say the man was stabbed after getting into an altercation with a man who fled before police arrived at the scene, according to police. The victim was taken to a hospital where he died around 8:16 p.m. on Tuesday.
The identity of the man, believed to be in his 40s, has not been released.
The homicide is the 85th investigated by Oakland Police this year and the third in the past 24 hours. The other killings include a man who was fatally shot in East Oakland at 9 p.m. Monday night. Another man was shot around 7 a.m. on Tuesday in West Oakland.
In 2023, police investigated 126 homicides in the city. The past year marks a five-year low in homicides for Oakland, authorities said.
Anyone with information about any of the killings may call homicide investigators at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950. Anyone with videos or photos related to the shootings can email them to cidvideo@oaklandca.gov.
