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George Vargas Jr., 41, was fatally shot on December 10, 2017, in a parking lot at Foothill Square Shopping Center on MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland. The shooting happened about 2:44 p.m. after an argument with another man began when Vargas drove close to that man’s vehicle while navigating a speed bump. Both men exited their cars and the other man produced a pistol and shot Vargas. Despite many people being present in the parking lot, no one else was injured. Vargas was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Investigators determined Vargas and the shooter did not know each other before the encounter. Vargas’s cousin, who was riding with him, testified at a preliminary hearing that she saw the whole incident and later identified the shooter in a police photo lineup. A reward was offered for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.

Did anyone witness the argument or the moments leading up to the shooting who can add details about what happened in that parking lot?