About 1,000 Californians were peacefully celebrating Juneteenth in the area, when gunfire broke out.
A fatal shooting at Lake Merritt, Oakland, left a 22-year-old man dead and five others injured on Saturday during an event to mark Juneteenth. About 1,000 Californians were peacefully celebrating at the lake when gunfire broke out at 6.22 p.m. in the 2200 block of Lakeshore Avenue, according to police. Six victims were taken to hospital, where the 22-year-old was pronounced dead. A 21-year-old woman and four other males—aged between 16 and 27—were injured, police said. All were said to be in stable condition on Sunday morning. Oakland Police Department said that two men seen “running from the scene with firearms” have been arrested. Video posted on social media by those purporting to have been at the event showed people fleeing the scene after hearing the gunfire. Local station KTVU reports that eyewitness accounts on social media suggested some people were arguing at the event in the moments leading up to the gunfire. Neither police nor Newsweek has confirmed that was the case.
