Oakland police plan to increase patrols across the city following a deadly weekend that saw seven shootings and three major illegal sideshows.

City council members are also demanding more be done to end the violence in Oakland.

"It's really disturbing," Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo said. "It's a challenge."

The violent weekend started Friday night with three separate shootings, killing three people just hours apart in East Oakland.

On Saturday morning, another shooting occurred on International Boulevard and sent a person to the hospital.

By Sunday night, the total of weekend shootings hit seven incidents, leaving five people dead, including a woman whose body was found in her car on the Interstate 580 offramp at Edwards Avenue.

Police said they do not believe any of the crimes are connected.

"We don't have any linkages in terms of the types of crimes that we are seeing," said Drennon Lindsey, a deputy chief for OPD's bureau of investigations. "We have various disputes, so nothing that we can say is for the community to fear."