EMS worker shot responding to a call at Juneteenth celebration

An emergency responder was shot while on duty during a Juneteenth event at Roberts Park in Raleigh.
Posted 6/20/2021, 3:10:59 AM

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>>> A SHOOTING AT A JUNETEENTH

CELEBRATION THIS EVENING IN

SOUTHEAST RALEIGH AND IT WAS AN

EMS WORKER HIT BY GUNFIRE.

POLICE JUST CLEARED THE SCENE

AT ROBERTS PARK IN THE LAST

HALF-HOUR.

KEENAN IS THERE LIVE WITH WHAT

WITNESSES SAY LED UP TO THE

SHOOTING.

>> Reporter: IT WAS RIGHT HERE

AT ROBERTS PARK THAT POLICE SAY

SOMEONE OPENED FIRE DURING A

JUNETEENTH COOK OUT HITTING AN

EMS WORKER AND THEIR AMBULANCE.

CELEBRATING THE SOUL FOOD

JUNETEENTH EVENT WITH FOOD

TRUCKS AND BASKETBALL.

AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED OUT TO

THE PARK.

THAT'S WHEN SOMEONE BEGAN

FIRING OFF GUNSHOTS.

THE MOOD TURNED FROM

CELEBRATION TO PANIC AS THE

CROWD RUSHED TO GET AWAY FROM

THE SHOOTER.

THE EMS WORKER WAS TAKEN TO THE

HOSPITAL AND WASN'T SERIOUSLY

INJURED.

THOSE IN THE CROWD SAY THE

SHOOTING CAST A SHADOW OVER

WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL

DAY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE WAS HAVING FUN.

IT WAS A GOOD LITTLE GET

TOGETHER FOR JUNETEENTH.

AND IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD VIBE AND

THEN ALWAYS HAS TO HAVE A LEFT

TURN BECAUSE KIDS DON'T KNOW

HOW TO ACT.

>> Reporter: THIS INVESTIGATION

IS ON GOING.

POLICE HAVEN'T NAMED A SUSPECT

OR GIVEN A MOTIVE FOR THE

SHOOTING YET.

>> SO DIFFICULT TO HEAR THAT.