Police in Oakland are seeking clues from the public to find the suspects in a fatal shooting during a class reunion that took place in September.
According to officers, Tony Miller was shot on the evening of September 28 in DeFremery Park during the annual McClymonds High School Alumni Picnic. Police and paramedics treated Miller, who later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
To give evidence told CBS News Bay Area after the incident that the reunion was wrapping up and there were about 200 people in the park when the shooting occurred.
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“You could just see the look on other people’s faces. People were grabbing things and grabbing their kids and moving and running,” said neighbor Cynthia Thompson who attended the event and heard the gunshots.
“It must have been about 20 shots and it was dark. People were running and screaming, but at the same time the police showed up very quickly,” said Harvey Yarbrough, who lives across the street from DeFremery Park.
Deputy Chief Fredrick Shavies said after the shooting that there may have been more than one shooter.
Police told CBS News Bay Area that Miller was a McClymonds graduate who was shot two days before his 39th birthday. The victim’s twin brother, Tommy Miller, was 22 when he was killed during a 2008 shootout in East Oakland.
Tony Miller was the 70th homicide victim in Oakland this year.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the department’s homicide unit at 510-238-3821 or the department’s tip line at 510-238-7950. Photos or videos that may assist the investigation should be sent to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.
