Rash of Violence Leaves 6 Young Black Men Dead
City leaders are looking for solutions after a rash of unrelated weekend slayings left six young black men dead.
“There are far too many African American men being killed in our city,” said City Manager Robert Bobb, who added Monday that the city’s black community should take more responsibility. “Our enemy is inside us. It’s not the KKK of years past. It’s in us and we have to rise up and take charge of our destiny.”
The weekend deaths bring the number of homicides in Oakland this year to 37, which is 12 more than at the same time last year. The city is on a pace to have more than 100 homicides this year, up from 87 last year.
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