On September 27, 2011, Hassan Savyid, age 40, was killed in Oakland, California, in what was one of the many homicides that contributed to Oakland's elevated homicide rate that year. Savyid was found in East Oakland, an area that has struggled with gun violence and gang-related crime for years. His death was part of a broader surge in homicides in Oakland during 2011, which totaled 103 cases. This increase represented a continuation of a troubling trend in the city, where many of the victims of
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