The suspect allegedly asked the women to have sex, pulled out his genitals, then fired into the air after they told him to stop.
OAKLAND — Prosecutors have charged a man with firing shots into the air at a homeless camp, allegedly after two women told him to put his genitals back into his trousers and go away.
The suspect, a 22-year-old Oakland resident, has been charged with four felonies, including negligently shooting a gun, and carrying a gun without a serial number in public. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, and was also arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance. Police say that at around 10:45 p.m. on March 28, the man approached two women at a camp at 45th Avenue and Bond Street and asked to have sex with them, then began exposing himself. When they told him “no” and asked him to leave, he allegedly produced a pistol and fired at least three to five shots.
Two women alleged that the man aimed the gun at them, while a third eyewitness told police that he fired into the air, authorities say. Officers responding to a gunfire detection ping saw the man riding on a scooter away from the encampment, observed the pistol tucked into his waistband, and arrested him without incident. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin at around 3 a.m. the following morning.
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