Homicide

6 shot in downtown Oakland, 1 in grave condition

Associated Press
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In this Tuesday, June 14, 2016 photo, a crowd of people gather around a wounded person on a sidewalk after gunfire erupted in downtown Oakland, Calif., near a vigil for two drowning victims. Police were searching for suspects Wednesday after the gunfire erupted, leaving at least one girl dead and a few others wounded. (Courtesy of Diana Haven via AP) (The Associated Press)

In this Tuesday, June 14, 2016 photo, a crowd of people gather around a wounded person on a sidewalk after gunfire erupted in downtown Oakland, Calif., near a vigil for two drowning victims. Police were searching for suspects Wednesday after the gunfire erupted, leaving at least one girl dead and a few others wounded. (Courtesy of Diana Haven via AP) (The Associated Press)

Oakland police say six people have been shot in the city's downtown area and that a teenage girl is in critical condition.

The Oakland Police Department says a 16-year-old girl is listed in grave condition and that the other victims in Tuesday evening's shooting are in stable condition.

Police say the victims range in age from mid-teens to early twenties.

The department says the shooting happened during a vigil two blocks away for someone drowned last year in Salinas, California.

It's unclear if the shooting is connected to the memorial gathering.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports the broad-daylight shooting sent people ducking for cover.

Mason Stone tells the newspaper people were running "every which way."