{"id":209969,"date":"2026-03-08T05:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T05:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/209969\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T05:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T05:31:07","slug":"victim-in-oakland-mass-shooting-identified-as-incredible-8th-grade-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/209969\/","title":{"rendered":"Victim in Oakland mass shooting identified as ‘incredible’ 8th grade teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"

OAKLAND \u2014 One of the people killed in a downtown mass shooting early Saturday morning has been identified as Latetia \u201cTeesh\u201d Bobo, a beloved schoolteacher and creative who was struck by a stray bullet along with six other victims.<\/p>\n

Bobo, 33, of Richmond, was shot and killed inside Oakland\u2019s EZ Lounge<\/a> on 14th Street in downtown Oakland. Her death was confirmed by friends, Facebook posts by loved ones, and the San Pablo-based school where she taught 8th graders. Also killed in the shooting was a 25-year-old man whose identity has not been publicly released. Five others were wounded but expected to survive, police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Bobo was such a special part of our community. She brought kindness, warmth, joy, laughter, creativity, and deep care into everything she did,\u201d says a statement issued Saturday afternoon by the Caliber Beta Academy. \u201cWhether it was supporting a student, connecting with a family, hosting a funeral for a fictional character, or collaborating with a colleague, she did so with intention and heart. She was an incredible educator and an even more incredible human being who truly valued relationships and community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bobo was reportedly out with friends for First Fridays in downtown Oakland, then headed to the bar afterwards. Video of the shooting, posted on social media, shows attendees scrambling to get out of the bar as gunfire erupts. Police said that the shooting was motivated by an argument among people inside the lounge, but that none of the victims were believed to be the intended targets.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old man survived for several hours, but succumbed to his injuries at a hospital around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Bobo was declared dead inside the bar. The injured were identified as three women and two men in their 20s and 30s, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Two handguns were recovered, one inside the bar and another outside, authorities said. Police haven\u2019t announced any arrests.<\/p>\n

In addition to her work as an educator, Bobo was active in the music community, and credited as a writer and producer on the 2025 independent dramatic film \u201cHer Story To Tell<\/a>.\u201d The film\u2019s director, Pharoah Powell, said in a Facebook post she played a crucial role in the movie and was \u201c\u201dtruly talented and will be missed by all who had the good fortune to meet her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou did not deserve this fate,\u201d Powell wrote.<\/p>\n

Another Facebook post by a friend asks, \u201chow could this happen to such a sweet soul!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Caliber Beta Academy is canceling classes on Monday in Bobo\u2019s honor, but keeping its doors open to students who want to grieve. The school plans to honor her memory in coming days, its Principal Andrew Grossman said,.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now, we ask that you continue to hold the Bobo family in your thoughts and prayers,\u201d the school\u2019s statement says. \u201cThank you for the compassion, care, and strength you continue to show one another during such a heartbreaking time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OAKLAND \u2014 One of the people killed in a downtown mass shooting early Saturday morning has been identified…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209970,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[861,96652,862,143,145,144,96651,96653,96654],"class_list":["post-209969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-bay-area-crime","tag-caliber-beta-academy","tag-california-crime","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-oaland-crime","tag-san-pablo-teacher-killed","tag-teesh-bobo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}