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Bobby Hale, 33, was killed on December 24, 2022, at a gas station near 102nd Avenue and International Boulevard in Oakland. Police say an altercation between Hale and 40-year-old Craig Edmonds-Williams escalated when Hale allegedly pulled a firearm and pointed it at Edmonds-Williams. Edmonds-Williams, who was also armed, fired and Hale died.

Surveillance footage from the gas station is reported to show Edmonds-Williams retreating and then returning fire. Edmonds-Williams was arrested January 31, 2023, in San Francisco on a felony firearm possession charge tied to prior convictions, including a 2015 conviction for pimping a minor and a 2011 robbery conviction. Prosecutors concluded Edmonds-Williams acted in self-defense and did not file homicide charges in Hale’s death.

Does anyone have additional details about the shooting or the scene that could clarify what happened that night?