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Little Saigon, located in the Eastlake neighborhood around International Boulevard and East 12th Street, experienced a 10% increase in robberies between July 2021 and July 2022, from 42 to 46, according to the Oakland Police Department. “What does it mean that the city cannot provide for its own constituents?” she said. Tran said the community feels like they’ve “exhausted” all the offers from the city and Police Department, and that the response has been insufficient. It’s unclear whether those agencies would be able to offer resources to the city. She said the community is considering reaching out to state agencies and leaders, like Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Highway Patrol, for help. Tran urged more police resources, saying the satellite office isn’t open yet and the community is in dire need of resources. In addition to the shooting, armed robbers committed two separate home invasions in the neighborhood at about 3 a.m.

Surveillance video released by police Monday night showed how fast the crime happened: Within 9 seconds of the Lexus pulling up to the vehicle Xu was in, an assailant hopped out of the rear passenger side of the Lexus, ran around to where Xu had just exited her vehicle, accosted her - appearing to shove her down to the sidewalk - shot her and jumped back in the Lexus, which sped away. As she got out of the car, an assailant exited the Lexus, approached her and attempted to rob her, Armstrong said. Xu was in the passenger side of a vehicle when a white Lexus pulled up alongside the car. “People don’t commit crimes where they see police officers,” Armstrong said. He promised to add even more police presence to the neighborhood and use “new tactics” in using undercover officers and data to patrol the area. At the time of the shooting, additional officers were patrolling the area and were about four blocks from the shooting. After the shooting, Oakland police promised to open a satellite office and dedicated a Vietnamese-speaking officer to the neighborhood.Īt a news conference Monday, Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said the department had designated more resources to the neighborhood. Merchants and community members wrote a letter to the city requesting more resources to address the violence and an uptick in robberies in the neighborhood. On July 17, 52-year-old Kon Woo Fung, a ride-hailing driver, was killed near Little Saigon while sitting at an intersection. It’s the second daylight shooting that’s occurred in Little Saigon in about a month.

Xu, who was identified by Tran, was transported to the hospital, where she died of her injuries, police said. Her comments came a day after Lili Xu, a 60-year-old dentist in Oakland and Castro Valley, was shot and killed at 2 p.m.

“Meanwhile, our residents and our businesses are terrified. “From where we are standing, there is no urgency,” said Jennifer Tran, leader of the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce. Jungho Kim/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show LessĪ leader in Oakland’s Little Saigon lambasted the city and the Police Department after an Asian woman was killed Sunday during an attempted robbery - a broad daylight slaying that marks the latest in a string of crimes in the neighborhood. Jenn Li comforts Elaine Peng as she breaks down after speaking to community members and the media during an Oakland news conference addressing the killing of Lili Xu, 60. Jungho Kim/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of4 Members of the religious community share a prayer at a vigil for slain 60-year-old Lili Xu in Oakland. Jungho Kim/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of4 Jennifer Tran speaks at a vigil for slain 60-year-old Lili Xu in Oakland. Amaya Edwards/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of4 Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong speaks during a news conference on July 26 in Oakland Chinatown.

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