Overview
- Officers responded just after 9 a.m. Friday to the 7900 block of MacArthur Boulevard after a ShotSpotter alert and found an adult woman with apparent gunshot wounds who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
- Family members at the scene identified the victim as 25-year-old Kimarii McLemore and relatives described her as an adult student working to improve her prospects.
- Investigators confirmed a second person was shot and taken to a hospital and the Oakland Police Homicide Division has assumed the active investigation.
- Oakland Unified School District locked down the Parker Community Resource Center, secured students and staff inside classrooms, and said it will provide support to those on campus.
- Police Chief James Beere called the shooting a very intentional crime and authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Oakland Police Department as the probe continues and community leaders consider possible campus safety reviews.