On September 13, 2016, Andrew Jackson, aged 20, was fatally shot in Oakland, California. The incident took place during a year that saw a high number of homicides in Oakland, and Jackson's death contributed to the alarming number of 74 freeway shootings in Alameda County during that period. The Oakland Police Department reported that Jackson was one of many victims of community violence that has disproportionately affected neighborhoods with higher poverty rates in Oakland, such as East Oakland.
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