OAKLAND, CA — A 19-year-old man pleaded not guilty today to murder with special circumstances for allegedly fatally shooting a 43-year-old man while the victim sat in a car in East Oakland in June.
Oakland resident Danny Sakeem Hogg is charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Arturo Barrera Rodriguez in the 3700 block of Penniman Avenue at 10:12 p.m. on June 9.
In addition to murder, Hogg is charged with the special circumstance of committing a murder during the course of a robbery.
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Hogg had walked with a friend to a corner store in the area of Penniman Avenue. When they left the store, they walked past a parked vehicle occupied by Barrera Rodriguez and two other men, according to a probable
cause statement by Oakland police Officer Kris McClain.
Hogg then approached the passenger side of the vehicle, shot Barrera Rodriguez and fled on foot, McClain wrote. Barrera Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene.
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McClain wrote that the shooting was partially captured on video surveillance from the corner store and witnesses told police that they saw Hogg shoot Barrera Rodriguez and heard him say he was trying to get some money.
Hogg was arrested on a warrant on Aug. 3. He's scheduled to return to Alameda County Superior Court on Nov. 15 for a pretrial hearing.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
