East Bay Man Charged With Triple-Murder Over East Oakland Liquor Store Pot Deal Gone Bad

A 40-year-old man is charged with shooting and killing three people at the Sky Market corner store in Oakland’s Woodland neighborhood, and the whole dispute was apparently an illicit marijuana deal gone wrong.

When everyone returned to work after the New Year’s Day holiday, we noted that there had been two separate homicides on New Year’s Day in Oakland. That pattern regrettably continued into the new year, as three people were shot and killed on January 3 in East Oakland, at 3 am at the Sky Market corner store at 85th Avenue and International Boulevard.

But the Oakland Police Department finally has their suspect in that one, as KTVU reports that the OPD has arrested 40-year-old Darrell Tatmon. Tatmon is charged with three counts of murder, and could potentially face life in prison with enhancements…

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