Oakland Wins The Liberal Shithole Of The Year Award After Juneteenth's Degeneracy And Violence

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt ended in violence Wednesday night. The Oakland Police Department says multiple people were shot, but did not have an exact number of victims.

A police spokesperson said it was a largely peaceful event with as many as 5,000 in attendance, until a sideshow involving "motorbikes and vehicles" took place at Bellvue and Grand avenues at around 8:15 p.m. on the north side of the lake.

Police said a fight broke out down the street from the sideshow and a crowd gathered in the area of the fight. "During that fight multiple shots rang out," said Paul Chambers, OPD's strategic communications manager. Chambers said the shooting happened at 8:45 p.m.

Chambers said as officers tried to get the crowd to safety that several people struck OPD officers. At least one person was taken into custody for assaulting an officer, he said. Police did not say how many officers were struck in the face or pushed.

A KTVU crew at the scene saw a large police presence with as many as two dozen police vehicles. Multiple ambulances were at the scene and several city blocks were closed. Police said 28 officers and four sergeants were at the scene to monitor the event.