Jason Coleman, 44, was shot and killed in Oakland on September 14, 2017, after confronting a man who had taken his bicycle. Coleman caught up with Curtis Standley, 28, of Pittsburg, during the attempted theft; Standley produced a revolver and shot Coleman in the chest. Coleman was taken to Highland Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Curtis Standley was arrested and later charged with murder, murder during the course of a robbery, and possession of a firearm by a felon. At trial Standley said he felt threatened and acted in self-defense; the jury rejected that claim. In December 2021 Standley was convicted of second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 28 years to life. Standley’s record included prior felony convictions for second-degree burglary of a vehicle in 2015 and possession of a gun by an ex-felon in 2016.

Coleman was remembered as a caring man and an artist with a passion for jazz music; he is survived by his partner of 24 years, Lauren Gerber, and his mother, Susan Trout. Does anyone have information about Coleman’s final moments or knew him and can share what he meant to the community?