Multiple shooters opened fire on dozens of people filming a music video in a deadly Northern California gang attack that Oakland police fear will spark retaliatory bloodshed, authorities say.
of people filming a music video in a deadly Northern California gang attack that Oakland police fear will spark retaliatory bloodshed, authorities said Tuesday.6 p.m. PT MondayBetween 40 and 50 people were at the scene “where individuals were filming a music video,” acting Oakland Police Chief Darren Allison told reporters.
“While the recording was occurring, gunfire broke out from multiple shooters in various directions," Allison said.“The biggest threat to us right now is retaliatory shootings — the groups going back and forth, and we continue to see violence that will stem from this particular incident," OPD Capt. Tony Jones said.
An Oakland pastor, Billy Dixon Jr., appeared alongside police and Mayor Sheng Thao, pleading for gang members to pick up a phone, to call him, before they grab a gun. “People that are thinking about retaliating, people that are thinking about going back to get revenge, before you do that … give me call,” he said.
The Oakland shooting came less than five hours after seven people were fatally shot about 40 miles away in Half Moon Bay in attacks that
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