Oakland Lake Merritt Juneteenth Festivities
Marred by Deadly Mass Shooting
Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/20/2021 10:31:07 PM
OAKLAND — Oakland police say roughly 5,000 people were hanging out on Lakeshore Avenue when gunfire erupted Saturday evening. The mass shooting at Lake Merritt injured six people and killed a 22-year-old San Francisco man. “All I saw was the gunshot. It was like ‘pop! pop! pop!'” said a witness who feared retaliation and declined to provide his name. “After they shot the people, the bullets hit the ground five feet away from me. I was like, ‘oh my f**ing God,’ excuse my language.” Police arrested two men and recovered two guns. No motive has been determined and it is
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5,000 people were at the 'unofficial event'.