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Joshua Lemont Byrd
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2025
Location : 7717 Edgewater Drive
City : Oakland
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Parole Operations
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty in shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 12:50 p.m., parole agent Joshua Lemont Byrd was seated at his desk at the Division of Adult Parole Operations office in Oakland when 48-year-old parolee Bryan Keith Hall entered the building and opened fire. Byrd was transported to Highland Hospital and pronounced dead
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/state-parole-officer-killed-oakland-suspect-20774861.php
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/parole-officer-oakland-shooting-court-20778920.php
https://www.localnewsmatters.org/2025/07/24/murder-charge-filed-against-longtime-felon-accused-of-killing-oakland-parole-officer/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/parole-agent-killed-oakland-shooting-identified
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/oakland-parole-agent-killed-identified-joshua-byrd/3516796/
