A Stockton man was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for a fatal shooting of a dentist in Oakland in 2022, according to Alameda County prosecutors.
Hasheem Bason, 35, submitted a no contest plea to second-degree murder for the deadly shooting of Dr. Lili Xu on Aug. 21, 2022 in the 1000 block of Fifth Avenue in the city’s Little Saigon neighborhood, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Tuesday.
Authorities said that Xu’s murder was planned by her romantic partner, Nelson Chia.
“The month before she was killed, Dr. Xu discovered that Mr. Chia was involved in multiple acts of infidelity while he was simultaneously trying to take control of her sizable assets. Further investigation uncovered evidence of Mr. Chia openly discussing how he could capitalize on Dr. Xu’s death,” prosecutors said.