Six people shot in mass shooting near Oakland school

OAKLAND, Calif, (KRON) — Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday near a school in Oakland, according to a statement from Oakland Police Department.

Police were called to the scene at 12:49 p.m. At this time, KRON4 sources confirm that six people were shot in the incident. Three patients have been taken to Highland Hospital, according to a spokesperson. Members of the community are asked to avoid congregating near the emergency room.

OPD says that the shooting took place in the 8200 block of Fontaine Street which is near Bay Area Technology School. Police are asking residents to avoid the area as they pursue the investigation. The location is also near Interstate Highway 580.

There are several schools nearby including Rudsdale Continuation School, Sojourner Truth Independent Study school, Bay Area Technology School, the Pear Tree Preschool and Oak Grove Montessori.

In a post on its Instagram page, Bay Area Technology School instructed parents to pick up students at the bottom of Fontaine Street and to “walk all the way down to the bottom of Fontaine Street where the church is located on the other side of the street.”

“Parents are asked to meet their children at the church on Mountain and Fontaine for reunification,” stated a subsequent tweet from OPD.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives states that it has sent special agents with ATF San Francisco to assist in the investigation.

California Highway Patrol has closed both the eastbound and westbound offramps to Keller Street from I-580. CHP states the ramps will remain closed until OPD no longer needs the closure.

The Oakland Unified School District shared a statement with KRON4.

There was an incident today at the King Estate campus on Fontaine Street, which houses the co-located Rudsdale Continuation and Newcomer high schools, BayTech Charter School, and the headquarters of Sojourner Truth Independent Study, which has no students at the site. The campus is near Oakland Academy of Knowledge (OAK), but it is important to note the incident was NOT at OAK, nor did it have anything to do with that elementary school. We currently do not have any information beyond what Oakland Police are reporting. Once we do, we will be sure to release it via email, and likely a press conference later in the afternoon. Please understand this is still an active situation, and information is still forthcoming. For any current media needs, please contact Oakland Police. Thank you.

Oakland Unified School District

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Bay City News contributed to this report.