A long-simmering East Oakland turf war has finally led to a murder charge in a 2021 killing on Foothill Boulevard, as prosecutors say they have tied a suspected Funktown associate to the shooting that claimed the life of 24-year-old Bert Brigham III.
According to The Mercury News, Alameda County prosecutors last Wednesday charged Hanif McLeod with murder, assault with a firearm on a surviving victim, and carrying a loaded firearm in public. Court records show he has pleaded not guilty and is being held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin without bail.
Investigators say the shooting unfolded on July 18, 2021, on the 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard, when three cars rolled up and multiple shooters opened fire. Brigham was critically wounded and died four days later. As reported by KTVU, police in 2025 released still images of suspected shooters and vehicles in a fresh push for leads in the case…