Sixteen people ended up in the hospital following an outbreak of violence at a Juneteenth celebration near Oakland's Lake Merritt on Wednesday night.
OAKLAND -- Sixteen people ended up in the hospital following an outbreak of violence at a Juneteenth celebration near Oakland's Lake Merritt on Wednesday night, Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell said.At least 15 people were shot, one suffered an injury not related to a gunshot and some officers were assaulted after a sideshow broke out into fights and then gunfire in the 400 block of Grand Avenue, Mitchell said at a Thursday news conference.
One person was still in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon.The Oakland Police Officers Association blamed the violence toward police on understaffing in the department.'If city leaders truly value public safety, we need to make serious considerations about adequately staffing the Oakland Police Department,' read a statement released by the union Thursday.
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