Posted on 07/06/2021 8:56:24 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — The Fourth of July reeled into “12 hours of non-stop chaos” Sunday night with several victims wounded by celebratory gunfire, a homicide and a massive sideshow marred by gunfire. The night culminated at the sideshow, where more than 200 participants pelted police officers with debris and flashed them with hand-held lasers.
Embattled Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong told reporters that the level of violence and gunfire overwhelmed his officers.
“ If you look at the shoot period of time of 6 hours with 6 shootings, that requires a lot of resources,” Armstrong said. “That was difficult and officers had to run from scene to scene.”
“This was 12 hours of non-stop chaos,” he continued. “This is one of the most violent July 4ths I can remember.”
While celebratory gunfire has been a hallmark of New Year’s Eve and July 4th for years, Armstrong said it reeled completely out of control on Sunday.
“The level of violence is far too high,” he said. “Our officers were stretched and did the best we could. We are dealing with challenges. Celebratory gunfire led to the vast majority of these shooting and injuring others. The last 24 hours has been very difficult in the city of Oakland.”
At one point, there were no ambulances available to help treat the injured.
“That just goes to show you to the level of violence that we were managing that we didn’t have ambulances available to help to come and provide medical support it was taking them a significant amount of time to get there,” Armstrong said. “That even concerned our officers.”
There were 7 shootings overnight, one that claimed the life of a 48-year-old man. An eighth shooting took place at around 9:54 a.m. Monday in the 2400 block of 88th Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard.
Arriving police officers discovered a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to the hospital, but Armstrong said she was not expected to survive.
While they were racing to respond to several reports of shootings, Oakland officers were also confronted with trying to deal with a massive sideshow.
“We encountered a violent and dangerous sideshow with 300 vehicles and 200 spectators with the use of firearms and lasers,” Armstrong said. “It went across the city.”
Police made three arrests related to the sideshow and five weapons were seized. Armstrong said one spectator was struck by a vehicle and suffered severe injuries that could lead to lifelong treatment.
“This is a warm summer,” Armstrong said. “We are at 67 homicides…We have seen violence and shootings continue to occur. It’s a challenging time. Warm weather brings people out. We will have to do something as violence continues. We are losing people at an alarming rate and we all need to recognize how much trauma and hurt and pain is in our community and we have to stop. Previously I would have told you hopefully this will slow down as the pandemic slows things to open back up but we haven’t seen that. We have seen violence continue.”
Support ROOFTOP KOREANS!
just wait until the next Juneteenth!
America celebrates and supports thug and ghetto culture.
Why are people complaining?
Oh just a warm summer, nothing to see here.
I thought it was because democrats had riled up violent groups of thugs. But just a warm summer.
Mayor. Libvreal woman
Chief of police liberal black woman
What could ever go wrong?
Damn, those White Nationalists and White Supremacists were out in force again.
It really got ignited the moment Obama said “The police acted stupidly.” That was twelve years ago this month.
“Mayor Libby Schaaf was born and raised in Oakland, which she proudly describes as, “The most unapologetic Sanctuary City in America.” During her tenure, Oakland has undergone an economic revitalization and building boom, as well as cut gun violence in half”.
https://www.oaklandca.gov/officials/libby-schaaf
Ok, folks, “The Purge” was NOT an instruction video.
This is what you voted for, suckers.
State police? National Guard? Or is this just another no-go zone left to fester locally?
Large cities have zero shortage of feral people.
As hundreds of mayors and police chiefs, these are African American leaders.
Then who is it who is not handling the racism stuff correctly?
“The white power structure” was the 1960s answer. “Police forces who do not represent the racial makeup of the surrounding area” was a 1970s-1990s answer.
Orangeman and his types in Washington was the answer until Jan., 2021. Who is to blame now?
I grew up in the east bay.
Oakland has been known as the anus of the Bay Area for at least sixty years.
Is this a cop speaking or a social worker?
So, when the temp exceed 85 degrees, it’s a free fire zone!
The Purge
Maybe, we should give Oakland the Afghanistan treatment.
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