Oakland: Man arrested and charged with murder in July homicide

OAKLAND — A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with homicide in reference to a July deadly taking pictures in Oakland, court docket information present.

Latrail White was arrested in Fremont on Feb. 10, and has been in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin ever since. Prosecutors have charged him with murdering Travis Ward, 48, of Oakland, in addition to being a felon in possession of ammunition and firearms.

Ward was shot and killed July 24, on the 1600 block of twenty third Avenue simply north of Foothill Boulevard.  He was discovered on the street about 9:30 a.m. and was pronounced lifeless on the crime scene.

Court docket information say that White was recognized as a suspect early on, arrested in August, and launched pending additional police investigation. He denied any involvement in White’s killing, however throughout that incident, an assault rifle was discovered within the again seat of his Mercedes sedan, based on authorities.

Police finally linked the Mercedes to Ward’s killing and consider that White was the only real occupant when he allegedly opened hearth at Ward. A suspected motive has not been launched.

Ward made his first court docket look Tuesday, however didn't enter a plea. That's anticipated to occur March 3, on the East County Corridor of Justice in Dublin, court docket information present.

In an interview with this information group final December, Ward’s sister stated she made common journeys again to the scene the place her brother was killed.

“I simply typically get indignant, then I get unhappy, then (I’m) in disbelief about it,” she stated. “So it’s denial and every thing else wrapped in a single.”

Employees author Jakob Rodgers contributed to this report. 

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