Benjamin Franklin Williams, age 60

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Lost to gun violence on May 23, 2015 in Oakland, California.

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News sources:

Mar 25: East Bay Times: ‘I just killed three people’; Trial begins for East Bay man who shot his father, two others
May 27: The Mercury News: Oakland man accused of shooting his father, two other men charged with capital murder
Sep 9: The Mercury News: Oakland: Man accused of killing his father, 2 others in may found incompetent to stand trial
May 31: Oakland Man Gets 152 Years To Life For Killing Father, 2 Others In 2015
InsideBayArea.com: Police: Father, two friends shot by son in Oakland triple slaying
SFGate: 3 men shot dead in North Oakland; suspect detained
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