Full Notification

For Immediate Release
October 14, 2022 

ShotSpotter Activation Leads to Multiple Firearm Recoveries

This year, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) has investigated nearly 6,000 ShotSpotter activations citywide, down 13% from this time last year.

Shortly before 11:00 PM, on October 6, 2022, OPD officers responded to multiple ShotSpotter activations in the 2000 block of 47th Avenue. Officers located evidence of a shooting, which included multiple shell casings and two discarded firearms. Officers saw an individual leaving the area shortly after the shooting. Officers were able to detain the individual to investigate their possible involvement in the shooting. Officers were not able to determine the individual’s involvement in the incident; however, the individual was placed under arrest for multiple outstanding warrants.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information can contact the Oakland Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division at (510) 238-3426.

OPD has recovered nearly 1,200 firearms this year, and ShotSpotter technology has assisted in many of those recoveries.