Man charged with murdering parole agent in Oakland

Murder suspect in killing of Calif. parole agent was free on plea deal in 2022 stabbing

Investigators had found no signs that the suspect and Agent Joshua Byrd had any prior contact

Murder suspect in Oakland parole agent killing was free on plea deal earlier in 2025

Earlier this year, Bryan Keith Hall was released on parole for a 2022 stabbing. Last week, police say he shot and killed parole agent Joshua Byrd in Oakland. Now there's finger-pointing by district attorneys over why he wasn't already in prison.

New Details Emerge In Case of Oakland Parole Officer Shooting Death

The man facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a state parole officer last week in Oakland was a parolee who had appearently missed an appointment with his parole officer one day earlier.

Man charged with murdering parole agent in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- California parole agent Joshua Lemont Byrd's suspected killer was charged with murder on Monday. Bryan Keith Hall is accused of shooting Agent Byrd Thursday afternoon inside a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation office, located on Edgewater Drive in East Oakland. The office was used for CDCR's Division of Adult Parole Operations. Hall is charged with murdering Byrd while he was out on parole and forb…

Alleged gunman charged in shooting of parole officer in East Oakland

Prosecutors filed 10 counts against Bryan Keith Hall, including robbery charges stemming from an alleged hold-up on a transit bus after the shooting.

Murder charge filed against felon accused of gunning down parole officer in Oakland

The man accused of killing a state parole officer inside an East Oakland office building last week has an extensive criminal history dating back nearly 30 years, according to court documents filed Monday by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.