Overview
- Officers responded about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday to reports near Old Quarry Loop and Leona Drive in the East Oakland Hills and found a man with apparent gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The City of Oakland identified the victim as 47-year-old Jermaine Newton, a Public Works maintenance worker whose family said he was walking his dog when he was shot.
- The Oakland Police Homicide Division processed the scene, temporarily closed nearby roads and is treating the case as an active homicide while detectives follow leads.
- Police have released no suspect description or motive and asked anyone with information, photos, or video to contact the Homicide Section at 510-238-3821, the tip line at 510-238-7950, or email cidvideos@oaklandca.gov and reference report number 26-028833.
- Mayor Barbara Lee called Newton’s death a tragic loss and said the killing highlights the city’s continued work on violence interruption and public safety, a focus that could shape local policing and community outreach efforts.