chief laurent armstrong says the department is making changes. we are going all hands on debt to address gun violence in the city of oakland chief armstrong says, he's adding eight officers to the criminal investigation unit. more officers will be added in the coming months as new recruits. join oakland's rank and file that will increase the number of investigations that we can take on those include shooting investigations burglary investigations. armstrong says more officers will be deployed around the city as a deterrence, especially in east oakland in parts of west oakland two areas chief armstrong says are known for gang activity. he says of the 450 shootings in oakland this year 137 are related to gangs with those enhanced investigators. it's my hope that we can identify more individuals that are responsible for some of these crimes and bringing them to justice take them out of our ultimately what the chief is is is doing here is more of the same james birch is deputy director of the oakland base. anti-police terror project a group that monit

chief laurent armstrong says the department is making changes. hands on debt to address gun violence in the city of oakland chief armstrong says, he's adding eight officers to the criminal investigation unit. more officers will be added in the coming months as new recruits. join oakland's rank and file that will increase the number of investigations that we can take on those include shooting investigations burglary investigations. armstrong says more officers will be deployed around the city as a deterrence, especially in east oakland in parts of west oakland two areas chief armstrong says are known for gang activity. he says of the 450 shootings in oakland this year 137 are related to gangs with those enhanced investigators. it's my hope that we can identify more individuals that are responsible for some of these crimes and bringing them to justice take them out of our ultimately what the chief is is is doing here is more of the same james birch is deputy director of the oakland base. anti-police terror project a group that monitors police viole

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, has been a very deadly week here in oakland, and i got a chance to speak with police chief laurent armstrong and asked what his message is for the community. it's been a tough week in the city of oakland. we obviously have seen several homicides this week. we asked the community to continue to bring forth information to help us solve these crimes were also asking the community to continue to help get rid of the guns that continue to plague our community. and police say that at least one person who suffered from gunshot wounds was an employee of the brinks truck. and i did get a chance to see some video that a witness shot and you can see that employee. it looks like may have been a security guard there, wearing a vest was sitting on the ground with some injuries. i did ask police if the person who was killed was a suspect or how they were involved, and they are not releasing that information. at this time. they are asking anyone with information to give them a call reporting live in oakland. i'm elissa harrington ktvu fox two news yet another shooting in oakland. listen, thank you. back now

so could you just kind of listening to oakland police chief laurent armstrong give us some new details about a shooting that took place just a short time ago at 44th and international. another deadly shooting happening in the city of oakland, bringing the number of homicides to 92 the new information that the chief detailed to us is that guard wat as well as an innocent bystander was shot. the person killed has not yet been identified. we don't know if that person was also a brink's employee or if that perhaps was the suspect again, opd providing some information, but still a lot of questions that need to be answered here. they do say, though, that this involved someone in a white vehicle. in fact, there were several people in that white vehicle. kel that were behind this attempted robbery that again has left at least one person dead. two others injured will have much more information coming up on ktvu news at five o'clock right here. moving on to other news. now surfers often head to the coast on nice days like today to catch a little sun and the waves well, now a program called a wal

is a terrible situation today that happened and then folded in broad daylight, police chief laurent armstrong said. officers were called to the scene just before two p.m. witnesses told ktvu the gunman had been in a white vehicle with several other people when he got out and started shouting, don prior, said she heard about 20 gunshots . i just heard everything like go down like. like that, and then all i could hear is like people screaming one witness we talked to who did not want to go on camera said people dropped to the ground as the suspect and security guard exchanged fire, he said the brink's employee was wearing what looked like a bullet proof vest and was taken to the hospital with an injured leg. the other person involved in the shooting was pronounced dead at the scene today is a result of what it appears to be. a robbery. uh unfortunately, we had a loss of life in the city of oakland again that represents homicide number 92 for the year. police have not made any arrest and they're asking anybody with information on that white vehicle or who might have any video to give them a call

one other resident was hit by gunfire, but no one else was injured and oakland police chief laurent armstrong says he has heard from city residents loud and clear. they're afraid he announced a big shake-up to assign his many officers available to confront this gun violence. it's my hope that we can identify more individuals that are responsible for some of these crimes and bring them to justice take them out of our community so that it can stop engaging. behavior among the big changes eight more investigators permanently assigned to look into violent crime reinstating the traffic unit, which was disbanded because of short staffing years ago officers are being told to work overtime to increase a police presence in high crime areas, and this comes as local leaders and members of the asian-american community came together to present a check to the fung he was the uber driver shot and killed during a robbery back in july. he was the sole bread winner for his family and the community came together to raise over a hundred thousand dollars to now support them today that money was presented to his f

oakland's police chief laurent armstrong, says he is now changing officers, schedules and assignments so there are now eight permanent officers assigned to the criminal investigation division. oakland city council member trevor reid says this sends the right message to the community. you're feeling that sense that we all have in this community that we've had enough. this cannot be our norm. there have been 450 shootings in oakland this year. 30% of them are linked to gang violence. officials have taken more than 1100 guns off the streets so far this year, they say, breaking the cycle of gun violence is extremely difficult. right now. it's so hard to know when and where to be, because violence is so bad, and there's so many guns. some police officers are being called into work on their days off. others are having their shifts extended . chief armstrong says this will be the case until next month when a new class graduates from the police academy time now 706 in san francisco city attorney's office as mayor. london breed should no longer require people who she appoints two positions to

is a terrible situation today that happened and then folded in broad daylight, police chief laurent armstrong said. officers were called to the scene just before two p.m. witnesses told ktvu the gunman had been in a white vehicle with several other people when he got out and started shouting, don prior, said she heard about 20 gunshots . i just heard everything like go down like like that, and then all i could hear is like people screaming one witness we talked to who did not want to go on camera said people dropped to the ground as the suspect and security guard exchanged fire, he said the brink's employee was wearing what looked like a bullet proof vest and was taken to the hospital with an injured leg. the other person involved in the shooting was pronounced dead at the scene today is a result of what it appears to be. a robbery. uh unfortunately, we had a loss of life in the city of oakland again that represents homicide number 92 for the year . this latest shooting capped what has been a violent and deadly week in oakland monday, two men were killed outside a restaurant in the city's pil

no recipe in made in the case, and a motive for the shooting is not yet known, police chief laurent armstrong says due to the recent increase in violent crimes, more officers will be assigned to patrol some areas of the city. in response to that increase in violence. i am reorganizing and redeploying additional officers , particularly on even means where we've seen violence by the most. this is oakland's 96 homicide of the year. included in that deployment of more oakland police officers there will be eight added permanently to the criminal investigation division chief armstrong says the increase in staffing will lead to more criminal investigations and a higher number of cases getting solved. the officers and all available resources will be deployed here in the coming weeks throughout the entire city. the department will also add up to 50 officers following graduations from police academies next month. and in february. there is more outrage tonight from civil rights groups over the revelation that dozens of alameda county sheriff's deputy scored poorly on psychological evaluations and have n

chief laurent armstrong did show up and he said that gun violence is impacting people across the city, and it has to stop. today is a result of what it appears to be a robbery. unfortunately we had a loss of life in the city of oakland again that represents homicide number 92 for the year. but this is a terrible situation today that happened and unfolded in broad daylight. police say that a third person, then went to the hospital on their own, also suffering from injuries that occurred during the shooting. officers say that that person was likely an innocent bystander is still very early in the investigation, so no names are being released at this time, and police have not made any arrests. they say that a white vehicle was involved in that several people were seen inside that vehicle. the fbi is also out here, helping with the investigation. police at this time, are talking with witnesses and are trying to track down any video. another information reporting live. i'm elissa harrington ktvu fox two news, alyssa. thank you for that report. do it. six mother heartbroken over the death o

we do believe that the individuals that were shot were not the targets, oakland police chief laurent armstrong says. it's unclear who the shooters were gunning for when they breach the entrance of the school and opened fire on wednesday afternoon. we're trying to determine which individual that they were targeting, but we do know that they were coming up there intending, uh, to take some violent action against someone. police say all the gunshot victims have ties to the school or district two are in critical but stable condition and a third is expected to be okay. three other victims have been released from a second hospital. two of the victims are students. one is a counselor. one is a security guard and two others work at the school. one of the victims is school district carpenter jason arbuckle. he tells me he was just working at the school. when he was shot in the head. the bullet grazed the scalp and nicked the bone in text messages from his hospital bed. arbuckle told me i'm good and alive and at the moment i am in the hustle and bustle, doing my best to get the heck out of this place. n

no arrests have been made, and a motive for the shooting is not yet known, chief laurent armstrong says due to the recent increase in violent crimes, more officers will be assigned to patrol some areas of the city. in response to that increase in violence. i am reorganizing and redeploying additional officers, particularly on even means. what we've seen violence by the most this is oakland's 96 homicides so far this year. teenager is now facing manslaughter charges after a deadly crash. inside show the alameda county d a has now charged 19 year old arnold rinaldi with felony vehicular manslaughter in connection with the crash back in june. police say lynn aldi sped away from police following the sideshow on june 26 crashed on international boulevard, killing a 28 year old and is in bystander and injuring his mother. a court date has not yet been set for lynn aldi firefighters in the north. they made fast work today of a brush fire in mill valley that's burned in the area of kite, hill lane and camino alto took firefighters just about an hour to stop the fires. forward progress. it burne

a motive for the shooting is not yet known, laurent armstrong says due to the recent increase in violent crimes in oakland, more officers will be assigned to patrol some areas of the city. in response to that increase in violence. i am reorganizing and redeploying additional officers, particularly on even means where we've seen violence by the mostd the names and ages of the victims. this is oakland's 96 homicides so far this year. attorneys and community advocates are angry over news that dozens of alameda county sheriff's deputies were hired despite poor performances on psychological evaluations. ktvu broke this story yesterday. crime reporter henry lee joining us now live from the newsroom. with an update on this controversy. henry alex. these deputies were hired some many years ago despite being found to be not suited psychologically for this kind of work. fallout after revelations that the alameda county sheriff's office improperly hired 47 deputies who had done poorly on psychological evaluations. 30 deputies based at santa rita, jail in dublin and 17, others assigned other duties,

we are expected to hear from chief laurent armstrong. this afternoon at a news conference about three o'clock but again, this is a broad daylight shooting. that happened at about 10 this morning with two victims . one man dead, another wounded at about 10 o'clock near the corner of 98 data. that's about one block west of the busy intersection. 98 needs sadly, this intersection. there is no stranger to violence here in brookfield village, the gas station here. liquor store. all have been scenes of homicides in recent years. at this point, there's no suspect information description of the attackers. going back here live again. we're waiting to hear official word from oakland police about what happened here. but to recap. one man is dead. another is wounded from a shooting on 90th avenue near nevada. that's the latest here in oakland. henry lee ktvu fox two news, henry. thank you. the clock is ticking for people in florida preparing for hurricane ian. category three storm packing powerful winds, strong winds, heavy rains dangerous. storm su

chief laurent armstrong says it's been a tough week in the city of oakland and tomorrow two bay area high school principals won from san francisco and one from richmond are expected to talk about what happened friday night after a football game was canceled. san francisco parents were worried about their kids playing in richmond. so the game was a no-go abc 7 news reporter on sir hassan has the story. the football field at richmond high has been empty since friday, which was supposed to be the school's first home game, but the opposing team decided not to come meaning that student first competition of the year. this sanders is the director of communications at west contra costa unified school district, richmond. high was supposed to play the team from san francisco's galileo academy of science and technology, but according to sanders richmond's football coach. simply got a notification on thursday without any discussion that galileo was in coming because the parents concerns over safety pacific incidents that were cited were not at richmond high school one was an incident that had oc

chief laurent armstrong says there were at least two shooters. and possibly up to four shooters right now. police have not identified the suspects, and no arrests have been made. police were inundated with calls about shooters and barricaded suspects just before one yesterday afternoon, this all playing out in east oakland's king estates campus is home to several schools. police say the shooting happened at the entrance of runs. deal continuation high school six people were shot, investigators say all were connected to the school that includes two students, a counselor. a security guard and two other school employees. investigators say they believe the shooters had an intended target. two shooters in another accomplice. related to this case, but they may have been more. we also know that there were over 30 rounds fired on this campus. that is wholly unacceptable. we thank god that. many more students were not injured as a result of this action, the chief says. oakland police alameda county sheriff's deputies and chp all rushed to the scene respon

believe that the individuals that were shot, uh, were not the targets, oakland police chief laurent armstrong says. it's unclear who the shooters were gunning for when they breach the entrance of the school and opened fire on wednesday afternoon. we're trying to determine which individual that they were targeting, but we do know that they were coming up there intending, uh, to take some violent action against someone. police say all the gunshot victims have ties to the school or district two are in critical but stable condition and a third is expected to be okay. three other victims have been released from a second hospital. two of the victims are students. one is a counselor. one is a security guard and two others work at the school. one of the victims is school district carpenter jason arbuckle. he tells me he was just working at the school. when he was shot in the head. the bullet grazed the scalp and nicked the bone in text messages from his hospital bed. arbuckle told me i'm good and alive and at the moment i am in the hustle and bustle, doing my best to get the heck out of this place. n

i understand chief laurent armstrong has yet to take the podium. let's listen in.answer any follow up questions. the first two homicides occurred just before 7:45 p.m. in the 3100 block of telegraph avenue communications division received the shot spotter activation in the area for multiple rounds. upon arrival, officers located two male adults. 1 27, years old and the other 59 years old. both suffering from gunshot wounds. opd officers and personnel from the oakland fire department rendered medical aid, but unfortunately, both victims were pronounced deceased on scene. third adult male 19 years old self transported to a local hospital with nonlife britney injuries. there's a preliminary investigation, there appears to be multiple shooters in a vehicle that opened fire on a crowd of individuals to separate establishments in the 3100 block of telegraph avenue. at this time. we are uncertain of the motive and are investigating all possible leads. less than an hour later. we received information about a third homicide in the area of east 20th. 23rd avenue. our communi

shooting is just more evidence that the gun violence in oakland is getting worse, police chief laurent armstrong says opd is working closely with federal partners to try to keep up, but he says they're seen an influx of gang activity. the a. t. f has been a huge partner of ours analyzing all of the firearms that we recover. the fbi has been embedded with us for several months, helping us out with our homicide investigations, and so the city of oakland has fostered a long standing relationship with our federal partners, and we will continue to provide healing and support. and continue to work to change the conditions both at the community level and the individual level. to ensure that people do not result to violence. the campus is still closed and will be until further notice. repairs need to be done since police wasted no time breaking down doors to enter rooms. the district says. that caused a lot of damage witnesses on the scene that they saw multiple gunmen and described them as kids. officers are trying to figure out who the shooters are, and the gang that they may be tied to. they also don

entire city of oakland, especially greg as it was just yesterday when the oakland police chief laurent armstrong says you know what? it's all hands on deck right now. we have seen just a relentless wave of gun violence and we're going to do everything we can to strike to try to stem the time. this is a city heather and a police department that has been through an incredible wave of gun violence in just the last week and a half. you and alex have been talking about it this afternoon. the parents that we've spoken to have talked about it, and they say yes, while they have seen those scenes of violence play out on the streets of oakland, they thought that coming to school and bringing their kids to school was a place where they knew they would be safe where they could count. on them being safe, and thankfully, we understand all those kids have been reunited with their parents . at this time. at least that report tells us but you know? how do you explain to your children while they're huddled underneath the desk as they hear pop pop pop coming from outside? yeah just the trauma that they experience

the chief of police laurent armstrong, is in studio to update us on the investigation and the changesng to his department to crack down on gun violence in the city. it took everything from everyone. it's just devastating. you don't know where to begin. first florida now the carolinas hurricane ian is about to make landfall again, and just a matter of hours will look at the damage already caused and what could come next. welcome. chef. morimoto we have a special

believe that the individuals that were shot, uh, we're not the target, oakland police chief laurent armstrong says it's unclear who the shooters were gunning for when they breach the entrance of the school and o which individual that they were targeting, but that they were coming up there intending, uh, to take some violent actually against someone . police say all the gunshot victims have ties to the school or district two are in critical but stable condition in a third is expected to be okay. three other victims have been released from a second hospital. two of the victims are students. one is a counselor. one is a security guard and two others work at the school. one of the victims, the school district carpenter, jason arbuckle, he tells me he was just working at the school when he was shot in the head. the bullet grazed the scalp and nicked the bone in text messages from his hospital bed. arbuckle told me i'm good and alive and at the moment i am in the hustle and bustle, doing my best to get the heck out of this place. now the focus will also be on helping the victims, students and staff