A double shooting during a teen “beach takeover” event in Alameda last week has sparked renewed debate about the trend, with some demanding more police enforcement while others are calling for more spaces for teens to congregate peacefully.
Alameda police are still investigating Thursday night’s shooting near Crown Memorial State Beach, where two people were wounded after gunfire erupted during one of the unsanctioned teen “beach takeovers,” as KTVU reports. Officers responded around 9 pm to reports of shots fired near Park Street and Shoreline Drive and found two victims who were taken to local hospitals.
While police have not released details about the victims’ injuries, Redditors say one of them was shot in the head with a high-caliber rifle, though those reports have not been independently confirmed by authorities…