Bullet Injures Alameda County Employee at Oakland A's Game

OAKLAND — According to the Bay City News, an Alameda County employee was injured by a bullet fired from a mile away following the Oakland A’s game on July 4.

Oakland police responded to the Coliseum at about 9:30 p.m. to investigate injuries there, police said. Officers located three people who said they were injured by bullets. A fourth person turned up at a hospital on the Fourth of July and a fifth person told police on July 5. Police on July 7 said a sixth person told them of injuries suffered after the game.

The county employee, 26, required surgery after a whole bullet lodged in her hand.

A rifle was fired that night, Police said initially thought fans were struck by only bullet fragments. But earlier this week, police said officers using metal detectors on July 5 located fragments, deformed rounds and intact rounds.

Police said that some of the victims were struck by whole bullets. Patrons for the most part were unaware of the gunfire.

​Police are offering an award of up to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest or arrests in the case. Anyone with information can call the department’s felony assault unit at (510) 238-3426.

SOURCE:
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/alameda-county-worker-among-those-injured-by-gunfire-at-july-4-as-game/

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