No one was injured during multiple shootings in an area of Oakland, California, Sunday, but the gunshots did trigger a Comcast outage, the company reported.
The bullets apparently damaged Comcast cable fiber.
Comcast technicians witnessed the impact from multiple bullets and crews began work to restore services, said a statement from the company, which apologized for the outage to area residents and business customers.
It wasn't immediately clear what the shooter or shooters were aiming at.
Just over a year ago some 30,000 customers temporarily lost internet, phone and TV service after several bullets damaged an Xfinity fiber cable in Oakland, the Mercury News reported. An individual was reportedly captured on a surveillance camera firing some 17 shots into the air before the outage.
"Service is shot," quipped a reporter.
Bullets fired in Oakland, CA have caused damage to our fiber. Our teams are continuing to work diligently to restore services. We sincerely apologize for the disruption of services.https://t.co/plYz2RzwKm
— Comcast California (@ComcastCA) February 26, 2023
