Oakland Man Charged with Murdering Woman in Traffic Noise Dispute

An Oakland man, Bernard Tracie Jimmerson, has been charged with murder for firing shots into the street on April 29, killing a 21-year-old woman who happened to be driving by. Jimmerson told police that he ran outside his home and pulled the trigger on his assault rifle because he was "frustrated by the noise of cars racing up and down his street in the middle of the night." He has been charged with second-degree murder, shooting at an occupied car, possession of an assault rifle, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, as well as a gun enhancement.