U.S. Navy · United States 
Joshua Byrd
2025
Joshua Lemont Byrd served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Parole Agent Joshua Byrd was shot and killed in the Division of Adult Parole Operations at 7717 Edgwater Drive in Oakland at 12:48 p.m.
Agent Byrd was transported to Highland Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The shooter, a parolee who was released from prison a week and a half earlier, fled the scene, taking a bus and later stealing a car. He was apprehended and will be charged with first-degree murder.
Agent Byrd was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for 11 years.
Agent Byrd was transported to Highland Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The shooter, a parolee who was released from prison a week and a half earlier, fled the scene, taking a bus and later stealing a car. He was apprehended and will be charged with first-degree murder.
Agent Byrd was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Parole Agent
In Our Keeping
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August 2, 2026
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