Good Guy with a Gun #135: Oakland, CA

A pair of home invaders: The homeowner shot one dead. The other got nine years for it. | Original incident: March 15, 2024.

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Two men from San Francisco — Charles Calloway and David Washington, both 39 — drove to East Oakland on the night of March 15, 2024. They forced their way through the back door of a home around 10:30 PM.

The homeowner shot Calloway dead. The shooter was wounded in the foot. Washington ran.

The shooting was ruled a justifiable homicide. Nevertheless, someone was charged with murder: Washington, ten days later, when he was arrested in San Francisco.

Yes, murder, not just burglary.

“But wait,” you might say. “Washington didn’t shoot anyone. The homeowner did.”