One died at the scene and the other, a Brink's employee, was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said.
1 killed, 2 wounded in Oakland, California, Brink's truck holdup
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"Today, we find ourselves in a crisis," Chief Armstrong said. "We find ourselves reeling from a weekend of violence where we've seen four homicides over a three-day period. It now has us currently at 65 homicides for the year — that's a 90% increase compared to last year. Our shootings are up over 70% this year. Our robberies are up 11% this year — there's been 1,300 robberies in this city already this year. Our carjackings are up nearly 88%. So we see clearly that crime is out of control in the city of Oakland and our response was for less police resources."
LeRonne Armstrong, Oakland police chief, rips defunding vote amid crime wave
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