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Oakland Man Arrested in Fatal Tenderloin Shooting

Police say the homicide investigation remains active despite the arrest.

Overview

  • Officers responded to the 100 block of Turk Street just before 9 a.m. Wednesday and found a man with a gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Homicide detectives detained a person of interest and later arrested 37-year-old Oakland resident Sefanaia Alatini after developing probable cause.
  • Alatini was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of murder and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
  • Authorities have not released the victim’s identity, any potential motive, the suspect’s felony background, or whether the two men knew each other.
  • Police say the case remains open and are seeking tips, and local footage showed a body covered with a tarp near the entrance to Aunt Charlie’s Lounge.