A number of individuals had been wounded in a taking pictures Wednesday evening at a Juneteenth celebration close to Lake Merritt in Oakland, police mentioned.
A crowd of about 5,000 individuals had gathered across the lake for Juneteenth occasions when somebody opened fireplace within the 400 block of Grand Avenue at about 8:45 p.m., wounding a number of individuals, police mentioned.
The occasions — not sanctioned by the town, in response to police — had been peaceable till a sideshow, or unlawful avenue takeover, developed close to the intersection of Grand and Bellevue avenues and a battle broke out, police mentioned.
“As the gang headed in direction of the altercation, a number of photographs had been fired,” Oakland police mentioned in a information launch.
“We had been all celebrating, it started to be a sideshow, a few fights occurring. … Subsequent factor we all know, we thought that we heard fireworks,” Tamia Robinson advised ABC7 KGO from the scene Wednesday evening. “So what we did was we ran. … Subsequent factor you hear ‘boom-boom-boom-boom-boom’ from the opposite facet of the lake. … We’re strolling and my sister springs throughout the road and sees one among her buddies laying out.”
An unknown variety of individuals had been wounded, authorities mentioned.
Officers on the scene handled some gunshot victims whereas some victims rushed themselves or others to hospitals. Some officers acquired minor accidents in confrontations with the gang as they tried to maneuver individuals to security after the taking pictures, police mentioned.
One particular person was arrested on suspicion of assault on an officer however nobody has been arrested in reference to the taking pictures, police mentioned.
No fatalities had been reported and police mentioned it was not clear if there was multiple shooter.
