It occurred at City Hall Plaza in downtown Oakland, around 4:30 p.m. Johnson and Williams squared off to fight over an ongoing dispute, but Williams allegedly grabbed a metal chair and swung at Johnson, hitting him in the back of the head. Johnson allegedly responded by pulling a pistol and shooting Williams in the abdomen. That's when police say McClain pulled out a pistol and shot Johnson in the foot.
Peterson's legal team alleged at a press conference in May that Bradley Jennings, who was working as a bodyguard and driver for Harris, approached them and said he had witnessed a conversation in which Harris said "she had the gun, she fired it three times, Mr. Peterson grabbed her arm and knocked it down, and the gun fired two more times."