1 Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting Near Oakland Juneteenth Celebration

1 Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting Near Oakland Juneteenth Celebration
Police officers at the scene of a shooting in Oakland, Calif., on June 19, 2021. AIO Filmz/Screenshot via NTD
Jack Phillips
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At least one person died and several were wounded during a shooting near a Juneteenth Festival in Oakland, California, on Saturday, police said.

Oakland Police Department officers were already in the vicinity of the shooting—reported after 6 p.m. local time—as they were providing resources in the area after a crowd of about 1,000 people gathered in the Lake Merritt neighborhood, said the department in a news release.

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