On February 11 at about 11:10 a.m., Albert Easley, 35, was fatally shot and a 26-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the 1000 block of 24th Street in West Oakland. Investigators subsequently identified Daniel Casey, 32, of Oakland, as the suspect in the case. U.S. Marshals arrested Casey in East Oakland on February 17, and on February 19 he was charged with murder and attempted murder in the case by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
In a second case, on February 16, Oaklander Randy Escalante, 21, surrendered to Oakland police for shooting two men, one fatally, in the 500 block of Catron Drive in East Oakland, which occurred on February 15 at about 3:38 p.m. Victim Jonathan Sanchez, 23, of Oakland, was killed and the second man, 22, was wounded. On February 18, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office charged Escalante with murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
