Frank Sowokinos, age 39, was killed on November 2, 2015, in Mosswood Park, Oakland, California. The shooting occurred at around 7:32 p.m., and the suspect was reported to have fled the scene on a bicycle. Sowokinos, affectionately known by friends as "the Viking" and "the gentle giant," had been a part of the local community for years and was especially known from the Occupy Oakland protests. He had recently moved back to Oakland after traveling and experiencing homelessness. It is believed that
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