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3 fans wounded at Oakland A's game by 'celebratory gunfire' on Fourth of July, team says

The gunfire happened after the team drew its largest home crowd of the season.
Fireworks erupt over RingCentral Coliseum after a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays in Oakland, Calif., on July 4, 2022.
Fireworks erupt Monday over RingCentral Coliseum after a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays in Oakland, Calif..Jeff Chiu / AP

Three fans were wounded at an Oakland Athletics game because of "celebratory" Fourth of July gunfire, the American League club said Tuesday.

After a postgame fireworks show Monday, Oakland police responded to RingCentral Coliseum and "located three fans struck by bullet fragments from what appears to be celebratory gunfire occurring throughout the city," the team said in a statement.

A fourth person who was also hurt went to the hospital on his or her own. All four will survive their wounds, the A's said.

The A's are offering a $20,000 reward "for information leading to an arrest(s)," the statement added.

Oakland defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Monday before a season-high crowd of 24,403.

The team, the last in the league when it comes to attendance, is seeking to build a new waterfront stadium. It has openly been looking at Las Vegas for a potential new home if a new Oakland stadium cannot be built.

The injuries at the A's game happened amid a rash of July Fourth gun violence across the country, including the mass shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven people dead.