Police in Oakland on Wednesday announced that the Alameda County District Attorney's Office has filed murder charges against three suspects in the Nov. 24 shooting death of TV news security guard and former police officer Kevin Nishita.
A press release from the Oakland Police Department announcing the charges noted that two of the suspects in Nishita’s slaying are currently in custody. Investigators are working to locate the third individual.
. The owner of Acura TL sedan believed to be the getaway vehicle seen racing from the scene was arrested. Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong will hold a news conference Thursday at 1:30 p.m. to provide additional details in the case.During the Dec. 22 arrest announcement, Armstrong said all three suspects were on the scene of the November 24 shooting and that it appeared to be “a crime of opportunity.”
Nishita was providing security for a KRON-TV news crew on the 300 block of 14th Street doing a follow-up report on a smash-and-grab robbery when he was shot during an attempted armed robbery. He died from his injuries over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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