OAKLAND, Calif. โ A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) parole agent, 40-year-old Joshua Lemont Byrd, was tragically fatally shot inside a CDCR office in East Oakland on July 17, 2025, during an incident that has left the law enforcement community in mourning. Byrd’s death marks the first time in over seven years that…
The Oakland community is grappling with the tragic loss of 40-year-old Joshua Lemont Byrd, a parole agent with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), who was fatally shot Thursday afternoon during an altercation at a parole reentry office. The shooting led to a swift, large-scale manhunt, ending with the arrest of 48-year-old Bryan…