Person found beaten to death in East Oakland

Published October 13, 2022 9:38am PDT

Victim in Oakland's 104th homicide died of blunt force trauma

Victim in Oakland's 104th homicide died of blunt force trauma

OAKLAND, Calif. - As elected leaders were meeting to discuss the escalating violence in Oakland Wednesday, the city recorded its 104th homicide.

Officers were called at 7:53 p.m. Wednesday to the 2500 block of 82nd Avenue in East Oakland where a person was found beaten to death.

Oakland firefighters first discovered the body before notifying police.

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Officers found evidence that the victim had been assaulted, police said. There was no information available from police about a possible suspect.

Then around 10:00 p.m., a man was shot in the 800 block of 66th Avenue in a separate incident.

First responders arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

Person beaten to death in East Oakland

Oakland police said the city's most recent homicide victim died of blunt force trauma.