Brian Keith Hall is charged with first-degree murder following the shooting of parole officer Joshua Byrd in Oakland. Hall, a 48-year-old parolee, had missed a scheduled appointment prior to the incident. The shooting occurred at a parole office on Edgewater Drive. Byrd, aged 40, was fatally shot around 1 pm. Hall was later arrested after allegedly robbing someone on a bus and stealing a car. He had previously served time for an unprovoked knife attack and was out on parole when the shooting happened.
The man facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a California parole officer is identified as Brian Keith Hall, a 48-year-old parolee.
Joshua Byrd, a 40-year-old parole agent, was fatally shot when Hall arrived at the parole office after missing an appointment.
Hall had previously been incarcerated for an unprovoked knife attack and had recently been paroled after serving just over two years in prison.
Investigators state witnesses saw Byrd running from the office with a gun, and shortly after, Hall allegedly robbed someone on a bus.
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