Teen arrested in deadly weekend shooting
1 person was killed and 3 others were injured Saturday
An 18-year-old Antioch man was arrested Wednesday in a shooting that left one teenager dead and three others injured at a house party Saturday night in Oakley.
Jason Walizada was booked into Contra Costa County jail in connection with the shooting, which rattled students at multiple nearby high schools and prompted at least one walkout amid rumors of continued violence.
U.S. Marshals helped arrest Walizada in the 2600 block of Orange Way in Antioch, according to the Oakley Police Department. He was held Wednesday night in lieu of $1,150,000 bail, as well as a “homicide warrant.” No further details were released about his alleged role in the shooting.
The arrest came four days after a house party in Oakley attended by dozens of young people ended in bloodshed, just a half hour after police visited the home to investigate a noise complaint.
Oakley officers were first called around 10:45 p.m. Saturday to a house in the 400 block of Shannon Way after someone complained that a party there had been too loud. An 18-yearold woman who lived there told police she was trying to shut down the party, but teens kept showing up. Officers left after she declined their offer to help break up the party, according to
Oakley Police Chief Paul Beard.
About 30 minutes later, about 20-30 young people arrived at the house and — with the front door being locked — used a side gate to get into the backyard, police said. Soon after, screams could be heard from inside the house and several teens began running out the front door. That's when five or six shots were fired in front of the home.
Killed in the shooting was 16-year-old Kemarion Tucker, who lived in Brentwood and attended Liberty
High. Three teens were taken to hospitals. One of them, a 17-year-old girl, was released in a few days.
Two boys — ages 17 and 15 — remained hospitalized Monday, though their conditions were not known.
Over the past few days, police and school officials have worked to dispel rumors that Freedom and Liberty high schools faced an additional “threat of violence” stemming from the shooting, which Beard called “unverified and unvetted.” The rumor, which swirled on social media, caused such concern that some students at Freedom High School walked out of class.
In a statement Wednesday announcing the arrest, Beard vowed to continue investigating the shooting. He noted that Walizada “does not represent the sole focus of our investigation.”
“This case has absolutely shattered the lives of family, friends and loved ones of the victims in this case, especially the deceased child,” Beard said. “I am hoping we will see full measures of accountability achieved in this case.”