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7 shot, wounded near Oakland park

OAKLAND, Calif. — Police say seven people have been shot and wounded near a park in Oakland.

Police spokeswoman Johnna Watson says a report came in shortly after 6 p.m. Monday of a shooting at 96th and Olive St. in East Oakland.

Watson says officers arrived to find seven people with gunshot wounds.

The victims’ ages and identities and the severity of their injuries were not immediately clear, and there were no immediate reports of any suspects or arrests.

The scene is about a block from Verdese Carter Park and community garden.