"John Harrison and Guillermo Lacayo were both sentenced to 15 years in state prison, while Charles Fuller and Leopoldo Ruiz were both sentenced to 11 years, court records show. The four men all pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the May 2021 killing of Paul Schrager, an Oakland resident who lived in the RV and had been featured in news reports about the Bay Area's homeless crisis."
"Schrager was shot and killed at about 4:30 a.m. May 7, 2021 after four gunman burst into his RV, where his girlfriend was waiting for him to return from an undisclosed errand, authorities said in court records. The men allegedly demanded her belongings and as the robbery was taking place, Schrager returned to the RV, leading to a struggle over firearms and a shootout, according to court records."
"Harrison was wounded during the altercation, and Schrager was shot multiple times. Police identified Harrison as a suspect after he showed up to a hospital in a white Cadillac Escalade later that morning, authorities said. Schrager's body was found on the street, a few feet from his RV. The four men were identified one-by-one and charged with murder, a count that was dropped as part of the plea deal, court records show."
Four men pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and received prison sentences for the May 7, 2021 killing of Paul Schrager. Four gunmen burst into Schrager's RV while his girlfriend waited for him to return from an errand and allegedly demanded her belongings. Schrager returned during the robbery, a struggle over firearms ensued, and a shootout occurred. John Harrison and Guillermo Lacayo were sentenced to 15 years; Charles Fuller and Leopoldo Ruiz were sentenced to 11 years. Harrison was wounded and later identified after arriving at a hospital in a white Cadillac Escalade. Schrager's body was found a few feet from his RV. The murder charge was dropped as part of the plea deal. Lacayo's lawyer stated he sought rehabilitation and distanced himself from the violence.
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