East Bay Times

Second man charged in fatal Oakland shooting

- By Nate Gartrell ngartrell @bayareanew­sgroup.com

Police arrested a prisoner at San Quentin and brought him to Alameda County jail in connection with a 2020 homicide that authoritie­s say occurred during a gun sale, court records show.

Reggie Morris, 24, joins 25-year-old Johnnie KellySande­rs on a criminal complaint charging them with murder, attempted murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle. The charges stem from a Dec. 7, 2020 shooting near Green Acre Road and MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, which both Morris and KellySande­rs allegedly blamed on a third suspect who wasn't charged.

Morris was serving an unrelated robbery sentence when he was charged last month. KellySande­rs was arrested and charged in 2021.

Police say that surveillan­ce footage shows both defendants firing at 26-yearold Parrish Anderson, who was killed, and a 22-yearold Stockton man, who survived being shot in the chest.

The two defendants allegedly traveled with a third man to meet Anderson and the 22-year-old man to purchase an assault rifle.

During the transactio­n, the two are seen on surveillan­ce footage obtaining the rifle, securing it in their car, then pulling out guns and firing at the victims, according to police. During questionin­g, both men allegedly told police that their companion was the lone shooter and that they were innocent, according to court records.

Police say their statements were contradict­ed by the video. Morris allegedly also told officers that he felt they were being set up for a robbery shortly before the gunfire started.

Both men are being held without bail and do not yet have a trial date, court records show.

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