Police in Oakland are investigating a fatal early morning stabbing Sunday in a Lake Merritt neighborhood that has seen multiple homicides in recent months.
OAKLAND — A violent weekend near Oakland’s Lake Merritt has left a police officer hospitalized in one incident, homicide detectives investigating a fatal stabbing in another and neighbors on edge over a surge in local crime.
Police said a man was stabbed multiple times just after 3 a.m. near 1200 Lakeshore Avenue. That makes four homicides on the same lakeside street in less than six months. Oakland police said it’s the fourth homicide on this long dead-end street since Nov. 2021. It is unclear what motivated the stabbing. Police said the previous homicides, involving guns, were over robberies.
Area residents said they are fearful to leave their home at night. In addition to the four homicides, the East Bay Times reported there have been seven non-fatal shootings in the cul-de-sac since May 2021.“If drive through with their lights flashing, that kind of makes a lot of the cars move and get out,” Ziolkowski said.
Police hadn’t released the victim’s identity by Sunday evening, pending notification of next of kin. The man suffered multiple stab wounds and died after being transported to a hospital. He was in his 30s.Sunday evening, Oakland city council president Nikki Fortunato Bas called on the city to do more
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