While it is reported that the shooting had gang or group overtones, the victims hit were all allegedly innocent bystanders.

Rudsdale High serves recent immigrants ages 16–21 who have fled violence and instability in their home countries, according to the school's website and CNN.

[5][6] Oakland is a city that struggles with violent crime and had a high number of murders in the past several years, surpassing 100 (equivalent to at least 25 per 100,000 residents) and was the site of another alleged gang-related assault on a school the previous month, where three people were injured from bullets fired at Oakland Technical High School.

The campus was deemed to be cleared of danger shortly after 3 p.m., according to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.

Authorities said all students at the affected campuses were reunited with their parents or guardians, who were directed to a reunification center at a church on Mountain Boulevard and Fontaine Street to pick up their children.

[9] Three of the wounded were taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland, while the other three were taken to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.

During a press conference, Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said all of the six people that were shot were not the intended targets but innocent bystanders going to school or working.

NBC Bay Area contacted the school district to ask about the parents' accusations and if it made any changes after the earlier incidents.