KTVU's AmberKTVU spoke to a homeless man who said he knows the shooting suspect. He said he was away during the shooting, but that when he came back, the suspect was in his tent along Lake Merritt Oakland
According to police, the shooting was reported around 1:45 p.m. in the 600 block of Bellevue Avenue. The suspect was taken into custody around 5 p.m.
Officers secured the area around Lake Merritt to search for the suspect. Children's Fairyland – a popular play area – was evacuated. Armstrong also said that one day earlier police received a call that someone brandished a firearm at someone around the lake area. Armstrong said there was a pretty clear description of what the person looked like. Armstrong said police responded to the situation, but the subject got away. On Monday the call was similar, but there was an actual shooting.
"People I know…they're scared of him," said Gary Holman, the man who knows the suspect. He admitted to being a "little bit" scared of the suspect himself. Holman lives in a tent along Lake Merritt. He said he was away at the time of the shooting and that when he returned, the suspect was in his tent. Holman was detained as a result, but maintains he had nothing to do with the shooting.
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