Arrest made in deadly weekend Oakley house party shooting

One person was killed and three others injured in the Saturday night shooting

OAKLEY, Calif. — An 18-year-old Antioch man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting that killed one teenager and injured three others at a house party in Oakley on Saturday night.

Jason Walizada was arrested in Contra Costa County for the shooting, which shook students at several nearby high schools and prompted at least one walkout amid rumors of ongoing violence.

According to the Oakley Police Department, U.S. Marshals assisted in the arrest of Walizada in the 2600 block of Orange Way in Antioch. He was held in jail Wednesday night on $1,150,000 bail and a “homicide warrant.” There were no further details released about his alleged role in the shooting.

The arrest occurred four days after a house party attended by dozens of young people in Oakley ended in bloodshed, just a half hour after police arrived to investigate a noise complaint.

Officers were called to a house in the 400 block of Shannon Way around 10:45 p.m. Saturday after someone complained that a party there had been too loud. An 18-year-old woman who lived there told police she was attempting to close down the party, but teenagers continued to show up. According to Oakley police Chief Paul Beard, officers left after she declined their offer to help break up the party.

About 30 minutes later, 20 to 30 young people arrived at the house and, with the front door locked, used a side gate to enter the backyard, according to police. Screams could be heard from inside the house soon after, and several teenagers ran out the front door. Five or six shots were fired in front of the house at that time.

Kemarion Tucker, 16, of Brentwood and a student at Liberty High School, was killed in the shooting. Three teenagers were transported to hospitals. One of them, a 17-year-old girl, was released a few days later.

On Monday, two boys, ages 17 and 15, remained hospitalized, though their conditions were unknown.

Over the last few days, police and school officials have worked to dispel rumors that the shooting had created an additional “threat of violence” at Freedom and Liberty high schools, which Beard described as “unverified and unvetted.” The rumor, which spread on social media, prompted some students at Freedom High School to walk out of class.

Beard promised to continue investigating the shooting in a statement released Wednesday. He stated that Walizada “does not represent the sole focus of our investigation.”

“This case has absolutely shattered the lives of family, friends and loved ones of the victims in this case, especially the deceased child,” Beard said in a statement. “I am hoping we will see full measures of accountability achieved in this case.”

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