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Juneteenth Mass Shooting Suspect Charge with Multiple Counts of Felony Assault by Alameda County DA Pamela Price

Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that an individual has been charged with shooting four of the 14 people injured during the Juneteenth mass shooting at Lake Merritt in Oakland. The prosecution charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for shooting four separate victims. In addition, defendant Kelly is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person due to having prior felony convictions for robbery, possession of an assault weapon, and grand theft.

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2 years ago

July 12, 2024

Oakland Post

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell. File photo.

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The prosecution charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for shooting four separate victims. In addition, defendant Kelly is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person due to having prior felony convictions for robbery, possession of an assault weapon, and grand theft.

The district attorney’s office alleges the evidence will show that on Wednesday, June 19, the defendant fired a semiautomatic weapon in a massive crowd gathered for a Juneteenth holiday celebration in Oakland, injuring four people.

“I am deeply relieved to announce that one of the individuals we believe to be responsible for taking part in the Juneteenth mass shooting at the Lake has been charged with a list of serious felonies,” said Price.

“I thank the Oakland Police Department for their investigative work leading to this arrest and our prosecutors for their diligence in bringing charges forth in pursuit of justice on behalf of those injured and a community traumatized in the wake of such a senseless act of gun violence during the Juneteenth Holiday,” she said.

Kelly is scheduled to be arraigned at Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland on Wed., July 3. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office is asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Oakland Police Department at 510-238-3455 or 510-238-3744.

The media office for Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is the source of this report.