Man arrested in Elk Grove standoff wanted in Oakland road rage killing

This morning Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent, along with homicide investigators, talked about the arrest of Carl Stephen Dubose, 20, of Oakland.  The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has NOT released a booking photo.

Perla Avina

Police say Dubose is responsible for the homicide of Perla Avina, shot and killed on Sunday, October 26, 2014, just after 12:30 PM, in the 500 block of 98^th Avenue.

Carl Stephen Dubose of Oakland was taken into custody in Elk Grove, a suburb of Sacramento, after police reviewed surveillance video and tips from the community.

Police recovered the vehicle and firearm believed to have been used in Sunday’s shooting.

“Perla’s life matter and all life matters in Oakland,” he said.

“It is our collective outrage and willingness to come together … as a community that led to an arrest in this case,” he said.

Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent, Homicide Investigators & Oakland Mayor Jean Quan speak at OPD Headquarters. 

Police said Dubose and Avina did not know each before the shooting.

Avina’s husband was driving in the 600 block of 98th Avenue just after 12:30 p.m. while she sat in the passenger seat, according to the Oakland Police Department.

Earlier this week, my colleagues at ABC7News reported that the couple was heading home after a grocery run when there was a confrontation with the shooter, who allegedly fired multiple shots into the couple’s car, striking Avina once.

Investigator Leo Sanchez said detectives were still looking into the road rage allegations, describing it as combination of “complex factors” in what is still an “active investigation.”