Davante Riley Funeral Shooting

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two groups of young men exchanged angry words at a funeral service at a local church Tuesday, opening fire and wounding two people and setting into motion a tense standoff between police and bystanders on the nearby streets. Oakland Police spokesman Officer Jeff Thomason said the shooting took place around 12:33 p.m. at Oaklands Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. A funeral was being held at the church for Davante Riley, 18, who was shot and killed at a party at an apartment in the 2200 block of East 20th Street early the morning of April 18. Oakland Police Lt. Ersie Joyner said hundreds of people were attending the service and officers arrived to find a "huge melee" in the street. About 300 people were involved, some armed with guns.
Oakland resident Chris Hawkins said gunshots rang out, spreading panic.
I saw people leaving, then they came running back, said Hawkins. They said someone has a gun and everyone ran. Richard Williams, another Oakland resident, dropped to floor when he heard the gunshots. We heard boom, boom, Williams said. Sounded like a .22 to me. I just hit the floor. I stayed down and it started again. I hid behind a podium. A call for additional officers immediately went out and a large response was made. Some officers were likely from a massive parolee sweep under way all day Tuesday in the nearby neighborhood.

Two women were taken to hospitals, including a pregnant woman who was starting to have possible complications, Joyner said. The other woman may have been having an anxiety attack. While the tension was defused at the church, officers spread out into the nearby neighborhood where helicopter video captured a confrontation between police and one man and two women.

The three were detained by the officers after a struggle. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with Riley's murder. Sources told KTVU that several others had been detained for their alleged involvement in the shooting.

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[CopperheadViper]

I feel bad for all the good people that live in south oakland.

[EASTOAKLAND106]

@CopperheadViper you dumb ass there isn't a south Oakland. Where you get the idea there us a south Oakland?? Its only EAST WEST NORTH what a dumb ass no where in this vid you hear SOUTH OAKLAND

[lexibeby1]

rest in peace davante riley, it didn't make no sense at all for them to disrespect his funeral like that :-( .... ilove you tay , your'e in a better place now even if they try to damage your funeral they can't harm you ;

[EASTOAKLAND106]

@lexibeby1 if u have facebook there is a page for him on there i think over 1800 people on it.

[antconstant]

At 1:22 that woman jump must still think someone is shooting !

[ConservativeRuleinUS]

I always said that the blacks could screw up a wet dream. Here, they are screwing up a funeral. Blacks really don't know how to act, even in 2010. Disgraceful.

[EASTOAKLAND106]

@losdodgerz POINTLESS COMMENT

[mistahxkai87]

that police lady was cute 

[hyphiegirl12]

@CopperheadViper wtf is a south oakland?

[YEAHITSDATBOI]

LMFAOOO AYE MAYNE YU PEEP OL LADY @ 1:20-1:30 WHEN THE TIMER CLOSED THE TRUNK SHE WAS BOUT TO LEAVE HER SKIN!!!

[playaj25]

SHAME! & Cosmopotalitan? wth? & Granny shook now when that cop closed the trunk she jumped & was about to hit the floor again

[slomotion274]

i so sick of these black comments blacks dont no how blah blah blah when you crackers the most wicked muthafuckas walkin this earth its nothin any other race has done that can even equal up to half of the wicked shit these pale faces has done on this earth

[niecybo]

GlitterXStarzz bxtch ya mama

[meshabeautiful]

r.i.p tay bruh fuk all dem sukaz imiss yhu tay...yhu still got dem groupiess