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Lake Merritt shooting – Two arrested after gunmen killed one and injured six others at Juneteenth celebration

COPS have arrested two people after the suspected gunmen shot dead one and injured six others at a Juneteenth celebration.

Gunfire was heard near Lake Merritt in Oakland, on Saturday night.

A 22-year-old man was killed while six others were shot at and are in a stable condition.

Cops have arrested two men and recovered two guns, reports.

Officers are investigating whether they were connected to the shooting.

The victim’s identity has not been released.

A woman who was caught in the crossfire reportedly mistook the

Anita Flynn was out walking her dog when some 300 party-goers came rushing in her direction.

She told KPIX5: "All of sudden, people in front of me started running away from me toward the gazebo.

"And I turned around, like, 300 people were running right at me. So I sort of stepped into the bush with my dog and they kind of ran around me.

"I thought it was maybe just fireworks."

Andrew Simpson, who was jogging in the park at the time of the attack, said people were running everywhere.

He told the East Bay Times: "I heard gunshots. It was really quick.

“Out of the corner of my eye I saw a guy with a gun pointing at a car.

"Everyone started sprinting and screaming. They were yelling 'we’re getting shot at!'

"I didn’t really understand what was going on. Hundreds of people were running. People were jumping in their cars and driving off."

Oakland councilmember Loren Taylor called the shooting "a tragic and terrible loss of life."

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