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Lashawna Candies

Case from Oakland, CA dated Aug 06, 2011

Victim Details

Lashawna Candies

March 28, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Oakland

CA

2011-08-06

25

Lashawna

Candies

07/17/2026


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On August 6, 2011, Lashawna Candies, a 25-year-old woman from Antioch, California, was fatally shot in a firefight in East Oakland. The incident took place near the 8700 block of B Street in Oakland during the early hours of Saturday morning. Candies was struck by gunfire during a chaotic exchange, which also led to the injury of another woman.

Reports indicate that the shooting was part of a broader trend of violence that plagued Oakland in 2011, a year characterized by numerous homici ...
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  • One dead, another wounded in overnight Oakland shooting - ABC7
  • One dead, another wounded in early morning Oakland shooting
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