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Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of shooting
and killing a woman who was walking her dogs in San Leandro, California,
last week.
Rohith Sunil, 21, was charged with felony murder, assault with a
semi-automatic gun and carrying a loaded weapon in public in the July 17 shooting death of 41-year-old Casey Way, according to the Office of
District Attorney of Alameda.
Prosecutors have also included sentencing enhancements for the personal
use of a firearm causing death.
Way was walking her dogs with her boyfriend when she was allegedly
approached by Sunil, according to prosecutors. The suspect had a
conversation with the couple before allegedly pulling out a handgun and shooting her, prosecutors said.
Way was transported to Eden hospital with a single gunshot wound. She
later succumbed to her injuries, according to a probable cause
declaration.
Way's boyfriend told police that the couple was walking from their
apartment to a liquor store when a black sedan pulled up alongside them
and parked. A man wearing a black ski mask and all black clothing and
who had a tattoo under one of his eyes got out of the car and confronted
them, asking if the city they were in was Oakland and how to get back to
San Jose, according to the declaration.
Way then began to look up directions on her phone to help the suspect.
As she was doing so, the suspect noticed she was wearing a red bandanna
and began to ask her if she was in a gang, which Way and her boyfriend
denied, according to the declaration.
The suspect then pulled out a black pistol and pointed it at the couple,
who backed away from him.
"The suspect laughed and racked the pistol slide, ejecting a live round
onto the ground. The suspect then pointed the firearm at the victim and
fired a single shot, striking her on the right side of her body," the
boyfriend told police, according to the declaration. The suspect then
allegedly got back in the vehicle and fled the scene.
Way's boyfriend told police that he did not know the suspect and that
this was a "random act," according to the declaration.
Sunil is being held in Santa Rita Jail without bail, according to jail
records.
Sunil "personally and intentionally discharged a firearm, and caused
great bodily injury and death to Casey Lyn Way," and "inflicted great
bodily injury on another person," a criminal complaint against Sunil
said.
On July 18, Dublin Police Department officers arrested Sunil after they received a call from another person who said he was being followed
around by a vehicle, according to the declaration.
Police located the vehicle and contact the individual inside, Sunil, and
while speaking with him a semiautomatic firearm fell out of his
waistband, according to the declaration. Dublin officers were not aware
of the murder investigation at the time but booked Sunil at Santa Rita
Jail.
Sunil was interviewed by police and he allegedly admitted to having the
gun and being the sole occupant of the car on the day of the murder.
Police say he told them he had been "black out" drunk from drinking at a friend's house and denied knowing anything about the murder, according
to the declaration.
Sunil matched the appearance and clothing description given to police by witnesses to the murder as did his vehicle.
Sunil is not listed with the Department of Justice as the registered
owner of a pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed
on his person, according to court documents.
Sunil's plea hearing is scheduled for Monday.
If convicted, Sunil could be sentenced to 50 years to life in state
prison, according to the district attorney's office. Attorney
information for Sunil was not immediately available.
Another black criminal who doesn't care about Democrat gun laws.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/21-year-charged-murder-bay-area-woman-walking/s tory?id=123996136
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