What a horrible image of America's innocence lost.

[Warning: Violence]

Despite California's extremely strict gun laws, it turns out that (surprise, surprise) criminals don't pay attention to them.

Especially in East Palo Alto, which was long considered a "murder capital" in the mid-20th century.

From KRON4 News:

Dozens of children were playing in a neighborhood park Tuesday when a gun battle broke out between two groups of men.

Children ran for their lives through Jack Farrell Park, screaming for their parents, as 33 shots were fired at 6:02 p.m., Police Chief Jeff Liu said.

Four victims — all adults — were shot, and one man was killed.

There were at least 60 children playing in the park at the time of the quadruple shooting, Liu told reporters at Wednesday's press conference.

Pastor Paul Bains said the park shooters' actions were an "egregious act on the sanctity of life."

"There is a street code that's out there. You even broke the street code by shooting where kids were. Kids were running, saying ‘mommy help me.' This is totally unacceptable," Bains said.

The victim who died was the cousin of NFL player Davante Adams.

Police found 34-year-old Ralph Fields Jr. still breathing and suffering from fatal gunshots wounds in the park.

Fields is a cousin of Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams. Fields died before he made it to a hospital in an ambulance. Adams grew up in East Palo Alto and visited Jack Farrell Park two months ago to donate outdoor fitness equipment.

The crime in leftist-controlled America is so far off the charts that gangs now feel comfortable having shootouts in open city parks in the springtime sunshine.

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