Oakland, California (CNN) -- "What is it like to bury both of my kids?" Dinyal New's voice trails off, unable to continue. She sits in the same pew of her church, listening to the same pastor on the same subject -- the loss of a child. Her two boys, Lee and Lamar, were shot to death, 19 days apart, young victims of Oakland, California's relentless street violence. With a population of nearly 400,000, Oakland has long been known as a Bay Area pocket of urban violence. Its proximity to drug corridors and high poverty are fertile breeding grounds for gang violence.
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Dinyal New buried her only two children last month
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Both sons were shot and killed within three weeks of each other
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She lives in Oakland, California, one of the most violent cities in the U.S.
Lamar
Fearing for her older son's safety, New asked @placeholder to leave Oakland.
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Then, three days after @placeholder's funeral, on January 19, she asked Lamar to run an errand for her, to pay her cell phone bill.
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Then, three days after Lee's funeral, on January 19, she asked @placeholder to run an errand for her, to pay her cell phone bill.
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Dinyal New
@placeholder ran towards the corner, and spotted the yellow police tape.
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Dinyal New
Oakland police will not say whether the murders of @placeholder's sons are gang-related, but because they are brothers, police say their deaths "are possibly related."
Lamar
Walker says that even the horror of Dinyal New's story will fade after @placeholder is buried.