Justin Jenkins can be charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said in a news release Wednesday.
If convicted, Jenkins faces 36 years and eight months to life in state prison.
The victim – identified as 61-year-old Michael Seymour – was sitting in a minivan at twelfth Street and Lake Merritt Boulevard just before noon Sunday when he was shot, based on prosecutors and Oakland police.
The shooting was unprovoked, prosecutors said, adding that Jenkins has a “long history of gun violence.”
After the shooting, Seymour drove to the 1200 block of 1st Avenue where he was involved in a collision, based on police. When officers arrived, they found he had suffered a minimum of one gunshot wound. Medical staff pronounced him dead on the scene.
Officers identified Jenkins as a suspect within the fatal shooting and arrested him the next day. According to police, Jenkins was present in possession of a loaded firearm.
“Gun violence, particularly senseless violence involving motorists, is completely unacceptable in our community,” District Attorney Pamela Price said within the news release.
“Our prosecutors have reviewed the evidence in this case and filed the appropriate charges to achieve justice for Mr. Seymour and his family,” she continued. “I commend Oakland police officers for their quick and thorough investigation and immediate arrest of the suspected shooter.”
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