Woman recovering after brutal, unprovoked attack in Oakland

OAKLAND, California – What was supposed to be a quick walk home turned into a violent attack for an Oakland woman early Saturday morning.

Amanda Raye, who declined to share her last name for security reasons, is recovering at home after suffering a concussion, cuts to her head and other injuries. He also said that the attackers ripped out most of his hair.

Raye said he was celebrating the Dodger win at a bar and getting pizza around 1 a.m. when he was suddenly attacked near 17th and Franklin Streets. oakland.

“The next thing I know, someone is hitting my head and a group of people are kicking and beating me,” he said.

“Doctors told me I had 11 cuts on the back of my head and a level 2 concussion, and they detected multiple bruises,” he explained. “Right across the street is a footprint from someone stepping on my chest.”

A nearby camera captured part of the attack, showing a group of people surrounding the victim on the ground.

“They made zero effort to steal anything from me, they didn’t do anything to take anything from me, it was just legitimate hatred,” Raye said. “They kept repeating ‘die fat (expletive), stupid fat (expletive)’ while kicking me in the face and ribs, while their cell phones recorded me.”

Amanda described the group as young people between the ages of 17 and 20.
He said he did his best to fight.

“What I believe stopped it was I was able to tackle one of the guys to the ground and bite his calf,” he said. “And then it slowed down from there.”

Raye said that at one point he helped one of the men involved in the attack pick up his phone, which the group had smashed, while another yelled at them to stop beating him.

Oakland police said several suspects ran to the waiting getaway car.

Raye added that the driver tried to hit him with the vehicle while the group was moving.

Paramedics responded around 1:30 a.m. and transported him to a nearby hospital.

Raye said he was discouraged because bystanders ignored his calls for help.

“I ran into the middle of the street and begged for someone to stop and help me, as cars were speeding past me, honking their horns,” he said. “It took a while and a young couple stopped to help me.”

Raye said he shared his story in part to raise awareness about public safety in the area.

“One – I hope the parents of these kids see this and understand that I need to help my child because their kids are going to jail for this type of behavior,” he said. “And two; I don’t need this to happen to anyone else.”

Raye, who grew up in Southern California, said he has been living in Oakland for about a year.

“I’m very ready to leave the Gulf, I’m scared, I don’t feel safe in this neighborhood at all,” he said.

Raye said he has since purchased a Taser for protection.

He also met with an OPD investigator on Monday who told him his case was the 15th in the investigation and that unfortunately this type of violence is all too common in the city.