Two Oakland teenagers killed in shooting at party

OAKLAND, Calif. — Two Berkeley High School students who were killed over the weekend at a birthday party in Oakland were brothers who “never caused any trouble,” their aunt said.

Police have not yet released their names but their aunt, Erika Galavis, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday that they were Jazy Soleto, 17, and Angel Soleto, 15.

A masked shooter stormed the home in Oakland where a birthday party for one of their classmates was being held Saturday and opened fire, killing them, Galavis told the newspaper.

“They never made it to the hospital,” she said.

Police from Oakland and neighboring Emeryville responded to reports of gunfire Saturday around 10 p.m. in Oakland’s Longfellow neighborhood and found two young victims dead and two others wounded, police said.

The wounded victims were taken to a hospital where they are in stable condition, authorities said. No arrests have been made.

Oakland Police Chief Leronne Armstrong said Monday the shooting appeared tied to a previous conflict that happened at Berkeley High School and was not gang-related.

“We do believe that three individuals came in a vehicle, entered the home, two of which began to fire rounds,” he said, adding that both handguns and rifles were used in the shooting.

He said the home had been rented by an adult to host a birthday party for a 17-year-old.

About 30 minutes before the shooting, Jazy sent his mother a text message asking to be picked up from the party, Galavis said. She said the boys were the two oldest in a family of six children being raised by a single mother.

The boys’ 13-year-old younger brother also was at the party and was not injured.

“Now he is the oldest brother,” Galavis said.