Gregory Szugyi, who was arrested April 12 in the 400 block of Embarcadero in Oakland, is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail.
OAKLAND — A 61-year-old man has been charged with murder in the rifle-shot killing of another man April 11 in the Jingletown area, according to authorities and court records.
Gregory Szugyi is accused of killing Antonio Poole, 36, about 3:36 p.m. April 11 outside in the 800 block of Kennedy Street, south of Interstate 880. Police have not said if the two men knew each other.
He is also charged with another felony count being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Szugyi, who was arrested April 12 in the 400 block of Embarcadero in Oakland, is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail.
According to court records, a witness told police the shooting may have stemmed from Szugyi and some other people being victims of an attempted robbery. But that account has not been corroborated, authorities said.
After the shooting, Szugyi fled in a truck that police were later able to link to him. It was not clear if the truck has been recovered.
After Szugyi was arrested, according to court documents, authorities found and searched a recreational vehicle belonging to him, locating evidence linking him to the shooting. Police have not specified what the evidence was.
According to the court records, Szugyi was convicted of felony grand theft of real property in March of 2017 and was placed on probation.
