3 people charged in fatal shooting of Oakland news crew’s security guard
Three people have been charged in connection with the November shooting death of Kevin Nishita, a retired police officer who was working as a security guard for a TV news crew in Oakland, authorities said Wednesday.
Two of the suspects were in custody, and investigators were working to find the third, according to the Oakland Police Department.
They were charged with murder and their identities will be made public Thursday afternoon, said Paul Chambers, a police spokesman.
Nishita was shot at 12:19 p.m. Nov. 24 in the 300 block of 14th Street in downtown Oakland during an attempted armed robbery on a KRON-TV news crew that was covering smash-and-grab theft, authorities said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he died three days later, police said.
Two years after a man died in CHP custody, his family has obtained the agency’s video of his death, which they say supports their wrongful-death lawsuit.
Nishita was an armed guard for Star Protection Agency and provided security for television news crews in the region, who are often targeted by robbers for their equipment.
He was a police officer for the cities of Hayward, San Jose and Colma before retiring in 2018.
“We are devastated by the loss of security guard and our friend, Kevin Nishita. Our deepest sympathy goes to Kevin’s wife, his children, his family, and to all his friends and colleagues,” KRON-TV’s vice president and general manager, Jim Rose, said in a Nov. 27 statement.
Further information about the investigation is expected during a Thursday afternoon news conference by Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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