Strawberry Man Convicted in Deadly Shooting of Brother

By Bay City News Service:

SAN RAFAEL, CA- A Mill Valley area man was convicted Tuesday of the involuntary manslaughter of his brother in June at the home they shared with their uncle and mother, a prosecutor said.

The Marin County Superior Court jury convicted Johnson Gibbs, 42, of the involuntary manslaughter of Allison Gibbs, 43, and use of a firearm but acquitted Gibbs of murder.

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Marin County sheriff's deputies found Allison Gibbs with a gunshot wound to the chest when they arrived at the Gibbs' residence on Bay View Terrace in Strawberry in unincorporated Marin County around 12:30 a.m. June 17.

Marin County Assistant District Attorney Barry Borden said Gibbs faces between 5 and 14 years in prison when he is sentenced April 28.

Gibbs admitted shooting his brother during an interview, sheriff's Lt. Jamie Scardina said after the slaying.

Gibbs attorney Carl Gonser said there was evidence during the trial that Johnson Gibbs picked up a gun to protect his mother and himself and came down a narrow flight of stairs in the middle of the night. Allison Gibbs came seemingly out of nowhere and attacked Johnson Gibbs and the gun went off accidentally when Johnson Gibbs fell backwards, Gonser said.

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