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ORINDA — Following a series of raids in Vallejo, Antioch, San Mateo and Marin City, authorities announced the arrest Thursday of five suspects in the Halloween night shooting here that left five dead and several more injured.
In a news release announcing the arrests, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office also suggested that two of the five victims may have had a hand in the shooting as well. He did not say which ones.
The release listed crimes ranging from murder and conspiracy to accessory. Authorities have not discussed details of the crime, nor exactly what role each person allegedly played.
The suspects have been identified as Lebraun Tyree Wallace, 28, of San Mateo; Jaquez Deshawn Sweeney, 20, of Marin City; Jason D. Iles, 20, of Marin City; Shamron Joshua Mitchell, 30, of Antioch; and Devin Isiah Williamson, 20, of Vallejo.
Williamson was arrested as an accessory, police said. The other four were arrested on suspicion of murder and conspiracy.
“Extraordinary cooperation among multiple law enforcement agencies led to these arrests and a small measure of justice for the true victims,” Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston said in a news release. “Additionally, evidence shows two of the deceased persons inside the house were themselves armed, which may have played a role in this tragedy. We look forward to providing more information in the coming days.”
The raid in Marin City occurred in the 200 block of Drake Avenue.
“We’re very pleased to hear that there’s movement in this case,” Orinda Mayor Inga Miller said. She praised the multiple law enforcement agencies for “investigating and bringing to justice the people involved in what happened on Halloween night.”
The shooting occurred around 10:50 p.m. on Oct. 31 at 114 Lucille Way in Orinda. The house had been rented out on Airbnb, and was the scene of a large party with more than 100 guests, authorities said.
In calls to police, witnesses — mostly partygoers — described multiple people lying in pools of blood inside the house. Other callers reported partygoers jumping off balconies and hiding in closets to escape the gunfire, according to police call logs. Several described seeing a man shooting a Mac 10 or Mac 12-style firearm. Gunshot victims drove themselves to hospitals in Berkeley, Oakland and Walnut Creek.
Law enforcement officials said early on that the investigation included probes into gangs in San Francisco’s Fillmore District and other parts of the Bay Area, including Marin City. They didn’t say whether the shootings were gang-related, however.
The victims have been identified as Tiyon Farley, 22, of Antioch; Omar Taylor, 24, of Pittsburg; Raymon Hill Jr., 23, of San Francisco/Oakland; Javlin County, 29, of Sausalito/Richmond; and Oshiana Tompkins, 19, of Vallejo/Hercules.
County was identified by friends as a Marin City resident.
At least two of the defendants have prior convictions, court records show.
Mitchell has a prior conviction for assault and gang charges, related to a 2008 incident when he and two others allegedly attacked a family with poles and rocks, during Marin City’s Labor Day festival. Mitchell was 19 at the time.
Wallace was sentenced to 14 months in prison in 2017 for a charge of possession of an assault weapon. In June 2018, he was given a day in jail for a misdemeanor reckless driving charge in a DUI cast. Last February, he was given 180 days in jail after pleading no contest to evading police.
Staff writer Judith Prieve contributed reporting
#BREAKING Police activity in Marin City related to #Orinda Halloween party shootings. Source tells @abc7newsbayarea there is a connection between possible suspect arrest in Marin and murder investigation. https://t.co/Av1AoZiEmk pic.twitter.com/4RPpjdU2Gu
— Laura Anthony (@LauraAnthony7) November 14, 2019
#DEVELOPING Neighbor took this video this morning of police raid on Marin City apartment related to #Orinda Halloween shootings. #abc7now https://t.co/Le9jG6XjD1 pic.twitter.com/CJgcwNKmlc
— Laura Anthony (@LauraAnthony7) November 14, 2019
