First Fridays dispute sparks deadly revenge

Oakland police say a dispute at a First Fridays event set off two linked shootings on April 18 that left Derrick Hubbard and Isaanae Morton dead. (ktvu.com) Investigators say 19-year-old Davione Sharp found 31-year-old Hubbard in the 6400 block of Foothill Boulevard around 8:08 p.m. and shot him several times. Hubbard died at the scene, according to an Alameda County probable cause declaration cited by KTVU. (ktvu.com) Police say Sharp then fled with 24-year-old Morton toward 64th Avenue. Minutes later, 42-year-old Michael Baxter allegedly drove a BMW toward them, and 32-year-old Reginald Jackson got out and chased Morton before shooting her multiple times. (ktvu.com) Morton died a short time later, and Sharp survived multiple gunshot wounds. Oakland police had first described the episode as a triple shooting near Foothill Boulevard at about 8:15 p.m. after ShotSpotter alerts sent officers to the area. (ktvu.com 1) (ktvu.com 2) The new account ties the killings to an earlier conflict at Oakland First Fridays, though investigators have not said what the dispute was about. KTVU reported police said the double killing was not otherwise associated with the event itself. (ktvu.com) Prosecutors have charged Sharp and Jackson with murder. Baxter has been charged as an accessory after the fact, according to KTVU. (ktvu.com) When police identified the victims on April 20, they said Hubbard was 31 and Morton was 24, and that a third victim had been wounded but survived. Residents told KTVU the shooting shook a neighborhood that still feels unsafe despite a reported drop in homicides this year. (ktvu.com) Oakland police said homicides were down 39% in the first three months of 2026 compared with the same period last year. The April 18 killings are now being presented by investigators as a targeted shooting followed by retaliation within minutes. (ktvu.com 1) (ktvu.com 2)