Louis Truehill, a 60-year-old Oakland resident and lifelong member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in West Oakland, was fatally shot on October 3, 2022, in the 1300 block of Kirkham Street. Patrol officers arrived shortly before 3 p.m. and found Truehill with severe gunshot wounds; paramedics attempted aid but he died at the scene. The shooting was reported as Oakland’s 100th homicide of 2022.

Investigators say the shooting began after a dispute over payment for drugs between Truehill and a suspect identified as 40-year-old Kahalil Attiba, an Oakland resident who uses a wheelchair. Witnesses described an initial confrontation, one shot to Truehill, Truehill attempting to disarm Attiba, and further gunfire. The Oakland Police Department, Oakland Housing Authority Police and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Attiba on October 5, 2022; he was charged with murder, carrying a concealed firearm and related counts, facing 21 charges and held without bond. Truehill had recently celebrated his 60th birthday and was reconnecting with family; the community organized support and a fundraiser for his family.