Shooting suspect, girlfriend charged after Oakland gambling shack gunfire

OAKLAND — Prosecutors here have filed gun charges against a local resident and his girlfriend, after police identified him as a suspect in yet another shooting between rival gambling shacks.

The 34-year-old man and his 25-year-old girlfriend, both Oakland residents, were charged with being felons in possession of firearms, possessing a machine gun, and possessing property that was stolen from the U.S. Coast Guard in Oakland, court records show.

The charges related to a June 25 raid on the couple’s home on 21st Street in Oakland, court records show. The man was identified in a May 28 shooting at a gambling shack, which police believe was motivated by a feud between two rival illegal gambling chains operating in town.

Authorities have identified dozens of shootings believed to be linked to the feud. Police say on May 28, a shack on the 1300 block of 107th Avenue was shot up by two people driving a Lexus. The same Lexus, which was registered to the 25-year-old woman, was shot up in an April incident also believed to be related to the rivalry.

No injuries were reported in either shooting, authorities said.

The 34-year-old man was also arrested as a possible suspect, along with another person, in the Feb. 20, 2022 on Interstate 880 that killed Anthony Coleman. Police said at the time a purple BMW crashed into Coleman’s motorcycle and flipped over.

Both the 34-year-old man and the other person in the BMW, a 36-year-old man, claimed to have been the driver, according to police. Both were arrested at the scene of the crash, but to date neither has been charged in Coleman’s death, according to court records.