Oakland Police Chief Expresses Frustration Over Ghost Guns, ‘Zero Bail' Following Recent Killings

By John Ramos, CBS San Francisco

April 13, 2022

Last week, four people were gunned down in four days on the streets of Oakland, including a security guard sitting in his car alongside the Mandela Community Cabins homeless village, and ending with the killing of a 15-year-old girl near Church and Foothill Blvd.

At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said the volume of guns on the street has become intolerable.

“The number of firearms our officers are coming across every day is unbelievable,” Armstrong said. “In 2019, we recovered 875 firearms. In the year 2020 and 2021, we have recovered over 1,200 firearms. Guns are plaguing our community, and in particular, ghost guns.”

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