Aug 4, 2021 01:36 pm
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A man suspected of stabbing and setting on fire a homeless man who later died at a hospital in Oakland has been charged with murder, authorities said.
Andre Weston, 58, was charged Tuesday in the killings of William Vann, who died of his injuries at a hospital on March 8, five days after Weston allegedly attacked him during an argument, the Oakland Police Department said in a statement.
“The investigation revealed that there was an altercation between the victim, Vann, and the suspect, Weston, at which time Weston doused Vann with an accelerant, and then lit him on fire, ultimately causing his death,” Oakland Police detective Robert Hardy said.
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Updated on August 3, 2021 at 6:39 pm
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A man has been charged for the burning death of another man in East Oakland in March, police said Tuesday.
Andre Weston, 58, has been charged by Alameda County prosecutors for the death of 58-year-old William Vann, who died of severe burns on March 8, according to police.
Officers responded at 8:07 p.m. on March 3 to the 500 block of Douglas Avenue after someone reported that a man was on fire.
Officers arrived to find Vann on fire after Weston allegedly severely burned, beat, and stabbed him, according to police.
Vann was taken to the burn unit at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital s in San Francisco, but he died.