China News Service, May 25. According to the US "World Journal" report, at 2:12 pm local time on the 24th, a shooting occurred at the 400th block of Chinatown 8th Street in Oakland, California, only one block away from the police station. In the case, a man died. Several shops and banks in Chinatown closed ahead of schedule. The merchants expressed concern.

　　According to the police, several suspects drove a car and ran in front of the victim's vehicle. They suspected that they had fired 22 consecutive shots with a high-capacity, large-magazine rifle, killing a man in the car. There were no other casualties for the time being.

Almost all the bullets hit the victim's vehicle, with a few hits on the side car.

　　The suspect drove away after the incident. The police once dispatched a helicopter to search around, but there is no news of the suspect being arrested.

　　After the incident, several shops and banks in Auckland Chinatown closed ahead of schedule, and some merchants were worried that it would affect the follow-up business in Chinatown.

Chen Xipeng, chairman of the Auckland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, speculated that the shooting happened in Chinatown, but it has little to do with Chinatown. I hope consumers will not worry too much.

He is discussing with the police department to send more police to patrol Chinatown to protect the safety of the community.

　　The Oakland Police Department stated that the victim was not Asian and this was not a violent crime against Asians.

The scene was not a random killing, but a deliberate shooting.

As for whether it is a gang violence dispute, it is still unclear and awaiting investigation.

　　Helen, a Chinese witness to the shooting, lived on the upper floor of the Zhongshan Building opposite the scene of the incident.

She said that after hearing the loud bang, it felt like a gunshot.

So I quickly opened the window and took a few photos with my phone.

The photo shows a black and white vehicle parked on the road, the right side window was broken, the door opened, and blood on the ground can be seen.

　　The owner of a grocery store on 9th Street said that when the shooting happened, he was working in the shop and heard the sound. At first he thought someone was setting off fireworks, but after thinking about it, he felt wrong. It should be gunshots, and the sound was continuous and very dense.

About a minute or two later, he saw a team of police officers swiftly running towards Broadway from the intersection, with pedestrians running away on the road.

When he rushed to the scene of the incident, he saw that the medical staff was rushing to rescue a victim who was lying on the ground. 

　　The owner said that after the epidemic, business in Chinatown had gradually improved.

But in early May, a mother-in-law in San Francisco's Chinatown was stabbed with a dagger inexplicably, and Chinatown's weekend business was much worse.

"Because many of the people who go shopping in Chinatown are elderly people, there are so many incidents that attack Asians, especially the elderly, and customers are afraid to come to buy groceries."

　　Concerned about the public security situation, he closed the store early on the 24th.

　　Oakland Police Captain Hu Kefen said that the shooting took place at 2:12 pm, and loud gunshots could be heard from the 7th Street Police Station.

The police rushed to the scene of the incident. The suspect drove away and is still being pursued.

The medical team rescued the victim, but the victim died. The identity of the victim is still being confirmed.

　　Oakland Police spokesman Watson said that according to the scene, there should be only one victim in the car.

The police hope that witnesses will call the police to provide clues to help catch the suspect, and the police will provide a $10,000 reward.

(Liu Xianjin)