OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A carpenter who was amongst six people shot in September by two gunmen who opened fire inside an Oakland school in a gang-related attack has died, school officials confirmed Friday.
David Sakurai, 64, died Thursday at a hospital where he had been because the Sept. 28 shooting at Rudsdale High School, the East Bay Times reported.
Authorities said an autopsy will determine if he died from gunshot wounds, a possible pre-existing medical condition, or each, the newspaper reported.
The Oakland Unified School District Superintendent’s Office confirmed Sakurai’s death in an announcement Friday and said he worked for the district for 18 years. He was installing latest countertops at the college the day of the college, the district said.
Sakurai and one other school carpenter, a student counselor, a security guard, and two adult students were wounded after two suspects breached the college and immediately opened fire, police said. They said a 3rd suspect drove a getaway automotive. No arrests have been made.
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Rudsdale High School has a continuation program for 16- to 18-year-old students who’re vulnerable to not graduating from a daily highschool. It also has a newcomer program that serves recent immigrants ages 16-21 who’ve fled violence and instability of their home countries, in accordance with the college’s website.
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said the shooting was gang-related but declined to say which program the wounded students attended.
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