On July 22, 2008, George Anthony, aged 33, was killed in Oakland, California. His death was part of a challenging period for Oakland, a city that experienced high rates of violent crime, particularly in East and West Oakland, where most homicides were concentrated. In 2008, Oakland recorded 115 homicides, consistent with the troubling pattern of violence that the city had been dealing with for years. The vast majority of Oakland's shootings and homicides have taken place in the same 100 blocks,
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