Darreis Buckley, 28, was convicted of second degree murder, unlawful firearm activity, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jurors returned the verdict on Aug. 18 after a trial where Buckley testified and claimed he fired to defend his girlfriend. On Dec. 19, 2023, Buckley shot and killed 53-year-old Darwin Foster at a Fremont apartment. The girlfriend told police she worked as an escort and had arranged to meet Foster for money, identifying Buckley as her boyfriend. Police testified she had Darreis tattooed on her face and saved Buckley as "Baby Daddy." Prosecutors sought first-degree murder while the judge acknowledged competing interpretations.
Darreis Buckley, 28, was convicted of second degree murder, unlawful firearm activity, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jurors returned the verdict on Aug. 18, after a trial where Buckley testified in his own defense and his attorney argued he was attempting to defend his girlfriend from harm. On Dec. 19, 2023, Buckley shot and killed 53-year-old Darwin Foster, of Oakland, at a home on Granite Ridge Apartments in Fremont.
His girlfriend, a then-25-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of murder but never charged, told police in an interview that she was an escort who arranged to have sex with Foster for money, and described Buckley as her boyfriend. Police testified that she had Darreis tattooed on her face and that Buckley was saved as Baby Daddy on her phone, according to court records.
The woman also mentioned that Buckley didn't like her bringing men to the home but that she needed the money and believed Buckley was gone when she invited Foster over. In his police interview, Buckley reportedly stated that he heard the woman screaming his name for help, and shot Foster to prevent him from hurting her. He said that he was supposed to go to the store but for some reason he had some sense that something was going to happen so he stayed behind,
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