{"id":2617258,"date":"2026-06-22T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/juneteenth-violence-erupts-nationwide-dozens-shot-multiple-dead-over-holiday-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:48:14","slug":"juneteenth-violence-erupts-nationwide-dozens-shot-multiple-dead-over-holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/juneteenth-violence-erupts-nationwide-dozens-shot-multiple-dead-over-holiday-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneteenth Violence Erupts Nationwide: Dozens Shot, Multiple Dead Over Holiday Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjuneteenth-violence-erupts-nationwide-dozens-shot-multiple-dead-over-holiday-weekend%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>during this year\u2019s Juneteenth celebrations across the United States, a surge of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >violence marred festivities nationwide<\/a>. In Oakland, California, 15 people were shot, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-serial-killer-arrested-in-mo-for-alleged-shooting-spree\/\" title=\"Suspected serial killer arrested in Mo. for alleged ... spree\">shell casings found<\/a> at the scene and victims aged between 20 and 30. Police faced hostility when attempting to manage the crowd. Similar incidents occurred in Kansas City, where a fatal shooting resulted in one death and injuries to others; flowers were later laid in memory of the victim. In Atlanta, a shooting during a vigil led to one person\u2019s death and injuries to others, including a minor. Chicago experienced the worst violence,with at least 38 people shot and eight killed over the holiday weekend,prompting President Donald Trump to acknowledge the bloodshed publicly. Othre areas such as Columbia, South Carolina, had to halt their celebrations due to fights among youths, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man was killed with several others injured in a shooting at a Juneteenth event. what is typically a day of celebration was overshadowed by outbreaks of violence across multiple cities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Juneteenth festivities coincided with a wave of nationwide violence spanning from Oakland, California, all the way to Chicago, Illinois, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Juneteenth, a holiday designed to celebrate the day that the last group of black slaves was freed in 1865, has, it appears, instead become a holiday beset by death and destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Over in Oakland, 15 people were shot during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/black-lives-matter-organization-spends-juneteenth-demanding-white-people-pay-reparations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth celebration<\/a> that occurred last Wednesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/oakland-police-say-15-people-were-shot-during-juneteenth-event-in-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators found more than 50 shell casings at the scene,\u201d the network reported. \u201cAt least one gunshot victim was in critical condition. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-confirmed-dead-at-music-festival-after-crowd-surged-toward-stage-during-rapper-travis-scotts-set\/\" title=\"8 Confirmed Dead At Music Festival After Crowd ...d Toward Stage During Rapper Travis Scott\u2019s Set\">victims\u2019 ages ranged<\/a> from 20 to 30 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, when local police tried to direct the crowd to safety, they were attacked by \u201cseveral people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/article316202885.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City<\/a>, which is a couple of longitudinal points to the right of Oakland but still southwest of Chicago, a \u201cfatal shooting\u201d occurred near a Juneteenth celebration Friday night, according to The Kansas City Star. Several people were injured, and one man killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParamedics responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene,\u201d according to the news outlet. \u201cThey also transported the two women to a hospital with injuries police believed to be not life-threatening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By Saturday morning, \u201cdried blood could be seen scattered across several spots in the road\u201d and flowers had been laid in honor of the victim.<\/p>\n<p>In Atlanta, which is southeast of Kansas City, a 19-year-old was shot in the elbow and an 18-year-old was killed during a Juneteenth shooting, according to local station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/crime\/moury-avenue-shooting-atlanta-persons-of-interest\/85-26bb85a9-211a-4be8-b64f-81f29261c48f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WXIA-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting happened at a vigil to honor two young men who were killed during shootings that occurred almost exactly a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJamarquez McCrary and Nyriek Olds \u2026 were found last year with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-firefighter-sets-fire-to-own-home-after-opening-fire-on-co-workers\/\" title=\"Calif. firefighter sets fire to own home after opening fire on co-workers\">multiple gunshot wounds<\/a> in the breezeway at the complex\u201d where the shooting occurred, as noted by WXIA.<\/p>\n<p>The worst of the Juneteenth violence happened in Chicago, where at least 38 people were shot and eight killed during the holiday weekend, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/chicago-weekend-shootings-june-19-to-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So many people were hurt that President Donald Trump took note of the shootings in a  post published earlier this weekend, when the death toll hadn\u2019t quite reached eight yet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST NOW: President Trump highlighted devastating wave of violence swept across Chicago, leaving at least 22 people shot and 5 dead across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Just after 11:00 p.m., a large crowd had gathered for a Juneteenth holiday celebration in the 200 block of West 95th Street in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hm8nI2VIVG\">pic.twitter.com\/hm8nI2VIVG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial (@TruthTrumpPost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TruthTrumpPost\/status\/2068689993329951005?\">June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Moving farther to the east, a Juneteenth festival in Columbia, South Carolina\u2019s Finlay Park had to be shuttered after multiple fights broke out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree juveniles and one adult were taken into custody,\u201d according to local station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdw.com\/2026\/06\/21\/juneteenth-festival-shut-down-sc-after-fights-break-out-columbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRDW-TV<\/a>. \u201cCity officials closed the park around 7 p.m. as officers broke up the fights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language and scenes of violence that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8HOLY CRAP!!!<\/p>\n<p>A mob of \u201cteens\u201d shut down the LARGEST Juneteenth festival in South Carolina after they began BEATING EACH OTHER!<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses say that dozens of \u201cteens\u201d began PUNCHING EACH OTHER and ATTACKING OTHER TEENS at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-includes-drag-show-in-woke-diversity-festival-at-langley\/\" title=\"Air Force Includes Drag Show In Woke \u2018Diversity\u2019 Festival At Langley\">family-friendly festival<\/a>, and then families with\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InnmP11cE7\">pic.twitter.com\/InnmP11cE7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2068656528618373281?\">June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man was killed and several others injured during a separate Juneteenth shooting this Saturday evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 22-year-old man was hit and killed under the interstate overpass in the area,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tulsapolice.org\/post\/one-dead-several-injured-after-shooting-at-tulsa-juneteenth-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tulsa Police Department<\/a> reported. \u201cSeven others ranging in age from 17 to an elderly woman were hit by gunfire and taken to local hospitals for treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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