One Dead After Violent Night In Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS/AP/BCN) -- It was a violent night in Oakland as one person was killed following a shooting in a residential neighborhood and several others were shot at a crowded Halloween party in a downtown ballroom.
Oakland police officer James Moore said the shooting occurred in the 2600 block of the Eastmont area's Ritchie Street around 10:45 p.m. Saturday night.
The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
And, just after midnight, another unrelated shooting occurred at a downtown Halloween party in which nine people were injured.
Oakland police Lt. Rick Hassna told the Oakland Tribune that officers responded early Sunday morning and saw several hundred people fleeing Sweet's Ballroom, where a party called the Fright Fest was being held.
Hassna says most of the victims, who ranged in age from 18 to 29, were hit by stray bullets. He says a man wounded in the back is believed to have been the target.
Oakland police say most of the victims were hit in the arms and the legs and that none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening. No one has been arrested.
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