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Miles Armstead, 44, a wealth management banker from Oakland, California, was shot and killed on May 1, 2020, in the front yard of his home while preparing the property for sale. The harassment began in November 2019 and allegedly included break-ins, rocks and bricks thrown through windows, and threats to burn the house down.

Armstead and his pregnant wife and children obtained a restraining order and repeatedly contacted the Oakland Police Department, but the family says they received little to no effective assistance. Neighbors reportedly witnessed the shooting and identified Thomas as the shooter; Thomas was arrested about seven hours later at a nearby motel. The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Oakland and Alameda County alleging negligence and failures by police and probation officers to protect them.

Does anyone have additional details about the timeline of complaints to police or about community witnesses who saw the confrontation?