Police chief said Oakland police raced to 7 shootings, mass sideshow on July 4
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KTVU s Jesse Gary reports.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland s police chief said there were so many shootings and deaths on July 4 that police were not able to deal with the illegal fireworks and sideshows that were also cropping up throughout the city.
There were seven shootings that began Sunday evening and didn t conclude until about 10 a.m. on Monday, Chief LeRonne Armstrong told reporters at a news conference. It was 12 hours of nonstop chaos, Armstrong said. That is what is concerning. The level of celebratory gunfire is something we haven t seen before.
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