On August 15, 2013, 23-year-old Olivia Muteba was shot and killed in Oakland, California. The homicide took place amidst a climate of rising gun violence in the city, where Oakland was grappling with increasing numbers of shootings and violent incidents during that time. The homicide of Muteba added to the city’s alarming tally of violent deaths in 2013, which ultimately reached 92 by the end of the year—a high number that underscored the severity of gun-related violence in the region.
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