An Oakland Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt erupted into violence Wednesday night. There is word of multiple people being shot, but nothing has been confirmed by police.
This is in the area of Euclid and Grand avenues on the north side of the lake. An Oakland Police Department spokesperson is headed to the scene. Just before 9 p.m., activity ramped up and was heard over the police scanner. A KTVU crew at the scene reported a large police presence with as many as two dozen police vehicles. Multiple ambulances have arrived and several city blocks are closed.
She said there were sideshows, fighting and that fireworks were going off, which added to the confusion. She said she ran from the sound of the fireworks. The woman said she had gone to the celebration at around 7 p.m. and noticed things started to go south at around 8:45 p.m. The woman claimed police used excessive force. The death of the friend could not immediately be confirmed. "We don't have enough love in the community. We don't have enough outreach for the youth.
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