OAKLAND: A Juneteenth celebration turned violent when a number of folks had been shot, police in Oakland, California, stated.
The Lake Merritt occasion on Wednesday night time was largely peaceable, with as many as 5,000 in attendance, till a sideshow involving “motorbikes and autos” passed off at Bellevue and Grand avenues at round 8:15 p.m. on the north aspect of the lake, police stated in a information launch Thursday.
A battle broke out down the road from the sideshow and a crowd gathered within the space of the battle, police stated.
“Throughout that battle a number of photographs rang out,” Paul Chambers, OPD’s strategic communications supervisor, stated. The capturing occurred at 8:45 p.m. Whereas it was not instantly clear how many individuals had been injured, police stated a number of had been struck by gunfire and had been taken to a hospital, police stated. There have been no reviews of deaths.
As officers tried to get the group to security a number of folks struck OPD officers, Chambers stated. A minimum of one individual was taken into custody for assaulting an officer, he stated. Police didn’t say what number of officers had been attacked.
A big police presence with as many as two dozen police autos and a number of ambulances had been on the scene, KTVU-TV reported. Police stated 28 officers and 4 sergeants had been on the scene to observe the occasion.
The temper was described as chaotic and confrontational. Members within the celebration had been seen getting verbal with police with some folks criticizing police response, saying they did not reply rapidly sufficient when folks had been injured, KTVU reported.
In 2021, a capturing throughout a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt left six folks injured and a 22-year-old San Francisco man lifeless.
Police stated the investigation of Wednesday night time’s capturing is ongoing.
The Lake Merritt occasion on Wednesday night time was largely peaceable, with as many as 5,000 in attendance, till a sideshow involving “motorbikes and autos” passed off at Bellevue and Grand avenues at round 8:15 p.m. on the north aspect of the lake, police stated in a information launch Thursday.
A battle broke out down the road from the sideshow and a crowd gathered within the space of the battle, police stated.
“Throughout that battle a number of photographs rang out,” Paul Chambers, OPD’s strategic communications supervisor, stated. The capturing occurred at 8:45 p.m. Whereas it was not instantly clear how many individuals had been injured, police stated a number of had been struck by gunfire and had been taken to a hospital, police stated. There have been no reviews of deaths.
As officers tried to get the group to security a number of folks struck OPD officers, Chambers stated. A minimum of one individual was taken into custody for assaulting an officer, he stated. Police didn’t say what number of officers had been attacked.
A big police presence with as many as two dozen police autos and a number of ambulances had been on the scene, KTVU-TV reported. Police stated 28 officers and 4 sergeants had been on the scene to observe the occasion.
The temper was described as chaotic and confrontational. Members within the celebration had been seen getting verbal with police with some folks criticizing police response, saying they did not reply rapidly sufficient when folks had been injured, KTVU reported.
In 2021, a capturing throughout a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt left six folks injured and a 22-year-old San Francisco man lifeless.
Police stated the investigation of Wednesday night time’s capturing is ongoing.
