"OAKLAND A Pinole resident has been convicted of murdering a man who was out with friends for a night of dining and drinking when they happened upon a group who'd come to Oakland to break into cars, court records show. Patrick Rushing, 35, was convicted of second-degree murder with an enhancement for intentional discharge of a gun in the Feb. 26, 2023 killing of 44-year-old Phoutsamay Phil Norawong."
"The prelude to murder started months earlier, with a seemingly unrelated event: Rushing fronted about four pounds of marijuana to a man named Terrance Rose, 35, with the expectation he'd be paid back later. But Rose subsequently failed a drug test while on probation for a federal fentanyl and gun possession case, and ended up doing a stint in jail for it, court records show."
Patrick Rushing, 35, was convicted of second-degree murder with an enhancement for intentional discharge of a gun in the Feb. 26, 2023 killing of 44-year-old Phoutsamay Phil Norawong in Oakland. Months earlier, Rushing fronted about four pounds of marijuana to Terrance Rose, 35, expecting repayment. Rose later failed a probation drug test and served jail time, after which Rushing told Rose he still owed thousands and proposed committing car burglaries in Oakland to recoup the debt. Rose served as the driver and a cousin accompanied them. Norawong and two friends encountered Rushing while barhopping in Chinatown; a confrontation escalated and a friend displayed a gun.
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