OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland woman was gunned down in front of her home Monday evening as she was headed to pick up her niece and nephew from an after-school program, according to family members.

Loved ones identified the victim as 29-year-old Carla Lee. She had just stepped outside the home she shared with her parents near 87th Avenue and International Boulevard when she was struck by gunfire.

Family in Shock

What they're saying:

"It's so unbelievable," said her sister, Tiffany Lee. "Coming out of her own home to go pick up your niece and nephew and you get shot in Oakland... These streets are not safe at all."

Family members said a white pickup truck was speeding down the street, followed closely by a light-colored sedan. Someone in the passenger seat of the sedan opened fire, l

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