Oakland campaign workers allegedly assaulted while canvassing

Some campaign workers in Oakland say they were assaulted while trying to do their civic duty.

The campaign workers for Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife were canvassing apartment buildings in the 200 block of Fairmont Street at about 7 p.m. Wednesday when they were allegedly attacked.

The canvassers, who like many other campaign workers walk door to door hanging literature and talking to voters about their candidate, said it was no big deal at first. But then things escalated, according to Fife.

"He came downstairs, chased them outside and was yelling at them and proceeded to hit one in the head with a handgun," she said.



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