Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @Anthea06274890, composite
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VIDEO: Juneteenth revelers twerk, pose on top of ambulance coming to help at deadly shooting scene
June 22, 2021
Juneteenth revelers whooped it up Saturday in the wake of a deadly shooting at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California — a number of them taking it upon themselves to twerk up against an ambulance that came to help.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @Anthea06274890
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @Anthea06274890
Others climbed atop the ambulance's hood and twerked:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @Anthea06274890
And one guy even ascended to the roof for his 15 seconds of social media fame:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @Anthea06274890
And there was hooting, hollering, selfies, and smiles all around:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @Anthea06274890
Here's the clip:
Shooting at Oakland CA Juneteenth celebrations last night, leave 1 dead and 5 injured. This is how people reacted when the EMTs arrived.pic.twitter.com/AcFPciJuzq— Anthea (@Anthea) 1624265385
The celebratory twerking also was seen on video in a
KGO-TV report of the shooting:
Image source: KGO-TV video screenshot
But the report's voiceover merely noted that "police said first responders were delayed getting to the scene by massive crowds."
What are the details about the shooting?
Oakland police said the 6 p.m. shooting — which resulted in the death of a 22-year-old man and the wounding of seven others — was not random and is tied to San Francisco gangs, KGO reported.
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said there were several shooters at the 2200 block of Lakeshore Avenue amid a crowd of 5,000, the station said, adding that the wounded victims were reported in stable condition.
Two suspects running from the scene with guns were arrested, KGO said, but police later determined they weren't responsible for the shooting.
The Daily Caller said Oakland police did not immediately respond when asked if they were aware of the twerking clip.
Anything else?
The deadly Oakland shooting was among a number of violent incidents that took place on Juneteenth — marking the end of slavery in America — which President Joe Biden made a federal holiday last week.
The Daily Caller said an EMS worker in Raleigh, North Carolina, was shot while reportedly coming to the aid of a child in need of medical assistance. Also, a 19-year-old woman was shot and killed after police say she fired first at an officer during a parade in Flint, Michigan.
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Dave Urbanski is a senior editor for Blaze News.
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Dave Urbanski is a senior editor for Blaze News and has been writing for Blaze News since 2013. He has also been a newspaper reporter, a magazine editor, and a book editor. He resides in New Jersey. You can reach him at durbanski@blazemedia.com.
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