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After Years on the Lam, Oakland Murder Suspect Turns Herself in, Gets Released From Jail

Dakota Williams, 22, turned herself in after years on the run for a 2021 fatal shooting during a fistfight and frying pan attack and was released days later.

Summary by The Mercury News
OAKLAND — A woman suspected of fatally shooting another woman during a 2021 fistfight and frying pan attack has turned herself in, only to be released from jail days later, court records show. Dakota Williams, 22, has been facing murder charges since late 2022 when Alameda County prosecutors accused her of killing 27-year-old Shaquoia Bass-Moody. But Williams stayed out of custody until last August, when she turned herself in and was jailed. Rel…

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The Mercury news broke the news in San Jose, United States on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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