Maria Ramos

Maria Ramos, a 33-year-old mother of eight from Los Angeles, was fatally shot on August 7, 2024, in East Oakland, California. While visiting her mother, Blanca Velasco, Ramos noticed a car near their residence and suspected its occupants of selling marijuana vape pens to her children. Determined to confront them, Ramos and Velasco followed the vehicle to the intersection of Hilton Street and Bancroft Avenue. Surveillance footage shows Ramos exiting her mother's SUV and allegedly deploying pepper ...

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Woman Shot and Killed in Oakland Identified, Was Mother of Eight Confronting Alleged Drug Dealers