Oakland Bakery Owner Killed in Robbery

Jennifer AngelInternationalIndiaAfricaThe victim of a brazen daytime robbery succumbed to injuries sustained when she was reportedly dragged over 50 feet by her assailants’ vehicle.A political activist who operated an anarchist-inspired bakery in Oakland, California has died following a brutal robbery this week.Angel Cakes owner Jennifer Angel was reportedly dragged at least fifty feet after getting caught in the door of a getaway car which a pair of thieves used to box her vehicle in.According to her fiancé, she sustained mortal injuries while attempting to chase down the assailants, who smashed in her window in broad daylight as she was leaving the parking lot of a Wells Fargo bank just a mile from her shop, Angel Cakes, on February 6.After spending three days in a medically-induced coma, Angel was declared legally dead on Thursday following two unsuccessful attempts to remove her from life support.Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao lamented Angel’s passing on Twitter, writing on Friday that she’d met Jen last year and found her “an absolute joy who worked every day to spread love and kindness.”“She shared her joy through her baking and her advocacy for a better Town for everyone, and her impact on Oakland’s communities can never be replaced,” Thao added.