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Charles Hiawatha Butler Jr., a 23-year-old from Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on December 22, 2011. Butler, who had recently completed a training program to become a merchant seaman, was shot and killed in a senseless act of violence. The incident occurred after Butler accidentally bumped a car while parallel parking outside a North Oakland market. This minor incident escalated when two reputed gang members, Cartier Hunter and Giovante Douglas, followed Butler and fatally shot hi ...Read More
Victim Details

Charles Hiawatha Butler Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Oakland

CA

2011-12-22

23

Charles

Butler

11/07/2025