FILE: Rep. Barbara Lee participates in the National Union of Healthcare Workers Senate Candidate Forum in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee released a statement Saturday afternoon following a night of deadly violence in the city in which two people were killed and several others injured in multiple shootings hours after the Oakland First Fridays festival north of the downtown area.

"It's tragic moments like this morning's gun violence that left six shot and two dead that remind us we still have so much work to do," Lee's statement said.

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"While we've seen a 30 percent decline in overall crime, every shooting and homicide is one too many, and we must continue our comprehensive public safety efforts so everyone is safe and feels safe. I've been in touch with OPD, which has not concluded these shootings were........

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