Crime & Safety

Oakland Police Seek Leads In 2018 Brazen Bus Stop Slaying Of Patrick Scott Jr.

Scott's mother issued a plea Friday for anyone to come forward with information that may lead to the identity of the shooter.

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — An Oakland mother, still heartbroken by the the 2018 slaying of her 27-year-old son at a neighborhood bus stop, issued a plea Friday for anyone to come forward with information that may lead to the identity of the shooter.

Carol Jones called her son a “gentle giant” and recalled that fateful day on Oakland Police Dept. twitter page.

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“He was like a gentle giant, he didn’t bother nobody,” Jones said. “He got along with everybody. If you did not know him, he was not going to speak or talk with you. He was just a quiet person.”

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