Parole Agent Fatally Shot in Oakland Office | JQJO

Parole Agent Joshua Byrd, 40, was fatally shot on July 17th inside an Oakland parole office. The Oakland Police Department apprehended a suspect. Byrd, a 10-year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), served as a correctional officer before becoming a parole agent. He leaves behind a wife and three children. Governor Newsom ordered flags flown at half-staff. This marks CDCR's first line-of-duty death since 2018.