Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee addresses members of the media during a press conference at Oakland City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Kiley Russell/Bay City News)

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee released a statement Saturday afternoon following a night of deadly violence in the city in which two people were killed and several others injured in multiple shootings hours after the Oakland First Fridays festival north of the downtown area. 

“It’s tragic moments like this morning’s gun violence that left six shot and two dead that remind us we still have so much work to do,” Lee’s statement said. 

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