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Oakland Mother of Eight Fatally Shot Confronting Suspected Drug Dealers

Maria Ramos, 33, was killed while attempting to stop teens she believed were selling drugs to her children.

  • Maria Ramos confronted the suspects after seeing them near her mother's home in Oakland, California.
  • Surveillance footage shows Ramos using pepper spray before being shot by a 16-year-old suspect.
  • Ramos' mother, Blanca Velasco, witnessed the shooting and returned to find her daughter dying.
  • The suspects, including two minors and a 19-year-old, have been apprehended by police.
  • Ramos leaves behind eight children, with a GoFundMe set up to support them.
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