Parents and students were left “shocked” and “horrified” by a shooting during a California teen rower’s regatta race.
West Sacramento police are investigating the incident after at least three gunshots were fired near a teenage rower as the Oakland Stroke Rowing Club raced along the Sacramento River Deep Channel on April 20. ing.
Police said a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were rowing the boat.
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General boat team. West Sacramento police are investigating a shooting incident near a California boat team on April 20th. (AP Photo/Camden Courier Post, Jose F. Moreno)
1 parent told FOX2 People said they were “shocked” that their “peaceful” environment was interrupted by gunshots.
“I was quite shocked, I think we all were. It’s scary to think about the final stretch of this race in this peaceful, green environment. It’s a scary thing to do,” Fred Ackerman told the magazine.
French rowers participate in a team practice in the waters of Miribel-Jonage Grand Park near Lyon, east-central France, on May 10, 2024. (Olivier Chassignol/AFP via Getty Images)
Ackerman said no one was able to locate the alleged shooter, even though there were dozens of people at the teen’s sporting event.
“No one saw the shooter,” he said. “There were dozens of people, some on boats, some walking around on the road. Police don’t know where the shots came from, but they do know it was a gun.”
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The West Sacramento Police Department is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the department. Investigation Division.
