Merritt with thousands of folks taking part in juneteenth celebrations at the lake. You saw a lot of folks who are out there just having a good time. Very peaceful didnt expect anything like this to happen when this when the shots were fired. We were looking on twitter. Folks were saying they heard as many as 15 gunshots and then all of a sudden they just saw folks wanting happening on the eastern side of the lake along Lake Shore Avenue and brooklyn stream. We are going to be talking in a few do we have her. Ok. Right now we are joined on the phone by Oakland Councilwoman. In a few moments, were going to be talking live with Oakland Councilwoman reed who was at the juneteenth festivities provide us some perspective on what she knows about the situation that is unfolding there tonight. Were going to get her on the phone and talk to her about that coming up in just a few moments. But once again, the scene unfolding tonight out of oakland. 4 people shot. One of them dead at Lake Merritt.
The sister of Althea Lawson, the 84-year-old woman who was struck by a stray bullet in Brooklyn on Monday, says that something must be done about gun violence in the city.