Eric David Jackson, a 37-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was killed on November 20, 2010. His death was one of 90 homicides reported in Oakland that year, a time when the city was battling a high rate of violent crime. The homicide occurred against a backdrop of ongoing gang activity and general instability that contributed significantly to the city’s crime statistics during that period. The Oakland Police Department (OPD) has historically struggled with high crime rates and challeng
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