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Federal prosecutors say a San Joaquin County man suspected of engaging in a deadly shootout inside an Oakland nightclub in March is in custody and that they've filed firearms-related charges against him. In a criminal complaint filed last Friday and unsealed today, U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian and ATF Special Agent in Charge John Wester allege that Jarvis Toussaint, a 40-year-old Mountain House resident, was involved in the March 7 shootout inside EZ's Lounge. The early morning gunfire left two dead and five others wounded.

The ATF's bullet analysis report has been kept private, but attorneys have cited snippets in other public filings that say the results were inconclusive.

Eric Immesberger posed as a hit man in undercover operations to gather evidence against people attempting to hire one. He is a former agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who spent 21 years investigating violent crime, including firearms trafficking, organized criminal crews, and murder-for-hire plots. Movies and TV often portray murder for hire as a clean, professional transaction.

Federal tracing data offers valuable insight into trends and geographic patterns related to gun violence in the United States. Since 2010, gun offenses have taken up a growing share of federal resources.