War Zone on US Streets

[MikeGoob]

This is footage from 7/17/10 of a shootout going down in Oakland, CA

Its 9minutes long and has some profanities but is a very good view of what its like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj6s7D1dMBc

Stay with it--the shooting gets worse.

 

[TeamSinglestack]

Link to related story below.

Gang violence....go figure.

Headline: 3 Killed, 9 Hurt in Gang Gunfire in Oakland, Calif.


http://www.policeone.com/news/91853/

 

[MikeGoob]

i always thought these things went down pretty quick--Drive by, done.
All the shooting in the vid is pretty unnerving.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Hmmm, all I saw was black screen with and occasional video of cars driving by. Interesting sound track; but not much to see.

 

[divil]

Gang violence....go figure.

Headline: 3 Killed, 9 Hurt in Gang Gunfire in Oakland, Calif.


http://www.policeone.com/news/91853/

That's dated 2004.

I think this is the story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15545846?source=most_viewed&nclick_check=1

Looks like it might not have been gang related after all, probably too early to say though...

 

[DanThaMan1776]

That is scary... What would one do in that situation? Suppose a shootout of that magnitude was occurring literally in your backyard. Would you try and leave the area, or hunker down?

I believe I would hunker down, but I have never given much thought to it.

 

[troy_mclure]

yep, bunker down and keep to the far side of the building if possible.

my cousin and her ex lived in cincinnati and their house ended up in the crossfire of a gang battle.
her ex drug the fridge next to the stove as they were the sturdiest things in the apartment.

they had a few windows shot out, and a hole in the sink, but none came near them.

 

[raimius]

If I wound up in a firefight between two gangs, I'd be down and out!
Get DOWN and/or get OUT!

As they say: the best place to be in a shooting is somewhere else.

 

[divil]

If I wound up in a firefight between two gangs, I'd be down and out!

Good point - as I pointed out though, this particular incident was not gang-related at all. According to that news report (which has been updated a lot since I first posted the link) it was a lone gunman shooting at the police. They now suspect he had some kind of political motive.

 

[BlueTrain]

One gunman and one gun fight does not make a war zone.

 

[booker_t]

I am amazed that in areas such as Oakland, police (the non-SWAT street beaters) do not have helmets in their patrol. If they feel it's necessary to get their rifle or shotgun from the trunk, a helmet just makes good sense.

There is a surplus of PASGT and ACH units (with nape protection) that are new or practically new, now that the USMC has moved on to the Lightweight Helmet.

 

[Capt. Charlie]

Wandering.... Aimlessly.... Without purpose....

This is why we frown on drive-bys guys. It's a news article (how many per day in the USA? ) There's no focus here, nothing specific as to tactics or training, nor anything specific to discuss.

Closed.