Reggie Peters,was angry at himself for using crack cocaine after 15 months of abstinence,he shot through a wall at the West Oakland duplex he managed, the bullet striking and killing Bobby Jones in an adjacent room, police said.
Peters, 37, who lives in San Francisco and at the Oakland duplex, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the killing of the 50-year-old Jones, whom he considered a friend and who he tried to help after the shooting, Basa said.
The shooting happened about 6:44 p.m. Sunday at the duplex in the 800 block of 37th Street. It was the fourth fatal shooting since late Saturday night in Oakland and brought the homicide count for 2007 to 126.
Police said Jones was with some relatives and friends in his apartment and they had been socializing most of the day. Jones was in a bedroom when he was shot and was pronounced dead at the scene, surrounded by family members, police said.
Peters, 37, who lives in San Francisco and at the Oakland duplex, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the killing of the 50-year-old Jones, whom he considered a friend and who he tried to help after the shooting, Basa said.
The shooting happened about 6:44 p.m. Sunday at the duplex in the 800 block of 37th Street. It was the fourth fatal shooting since late Saturday night in Oakland and brought the homicide count for 2007 to 126.
Police said Jones was with some relatives and friends in his apartment and they had been socializing most of the day. Jones was in a bedroom when he was shot and was pronounced dead at the scene, surrounded by family members, police said.
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