{"id":4890,"date":"2026-07-19T16:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4890"},"modified":"2026-07-19T16:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:11:31","slug":"oakland-man-found-dead-by-lake-merritt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4890","title":{"rendered":"Oakland: Man found dead by Lake Merritt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A 27-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday morning next to Lake Merritt in Oakland, authorities say. Police said he was an Oakland resident, though his name has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4889\">SF Shakes brings \u2018Antony and Cleopatra\u2019 to Cupertino<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officers responding to several gunshot detection alert system notifications found the man about 2:50 AM in the 1400 block of Lakeside Dr on a grassy slope near Lake Merritt.<\/p>\n<p>He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are trying to determine why the man was in the area and what the motive was for his killing was.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4887\">Pianist\/composer brings \u2018Antonia\u2019 adaptation to Menlo School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No arrests have been made and no suspect information has been released. The killing the is 29th homicide investigated by Oakland Police this year, last year at this time, police had investigated 39 homicides.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4885\">Inclusive, space-themed playground set for liftoff in Sunnyvale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information may contact homicide investigators at 510-238-3821.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 27-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday morning next to Lake Merritt in Oakland, authorities say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oakland: Man found dead by Lake Merritt - 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