At least four people were injured on Wednesday night as gunfire erupted at an event on Lake Merritt, in Oakland, California, police said.
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The event had been peaceful until about 8:15 p.m., when "illegal sideshow involving vehicles and motorbikes occurred near Grand Avenue and Bellevue Avenue," the police said.
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