Will Schwerma

Death by Force

On August 13, 2024, 53-year-old Will Schwerma was fatally shot while inside a parked vehicle in the 3400 block of Beach Street in Oakland, California. This area is known to be frequented by individuals living in RVs and vans.

Prior to his death, Schwerma was among a group of residents from the large homeless encampment on Wood Street who had sued the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in federal court. They sought to prevent the state from clearing them out of the encam ...Read More

The Mercury News: Recent Oakland homicide victim was among those who sued to stop state from clearing them out of homeless encampment

KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco: Fatal shooting near former Wood Street encampment stirs concerns

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