Joshua Barnes, 35, was killed in a downtown Oakland shootout on August 6, 2022. The incident happened in the early morning on the 1900 block of Broadway after Barnes approached a group that included 37-year-old Eric Warrick and a woman; an argument escalated into gunfire. Surveillance footage and police reports indicate Warrick pulled a gun and fired first and Barnes returned fire. Barnes was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Highland Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Warrick was arrested and initially charged with murder and assault with a semiautomatic firearm. His defense argued imperfect self-defense, while prosecutors pointed to video showing Warrick as the initial aggressor and to testimony that Barnes was intoxicated during the confrontation. Warrick later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and received a six-year sentence with credit for time served.

Are there witnesses or local readers who remember the early-morning events on Broadway that night?