Suspected Gunman In Shooting Of Black Man Outside Stockton Bank Charged With Hate Crime

STOCKTON (CBS13) — The antheral charged with attempted execution for allegedly shooting a Black begetter respective times extracurricular of a Stockton slope and calling him respective radical slurs past week is besides facing hatred transgression enhancements, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday afternoon.

Michael Hayes, 31, was arraigned Friday and besides faces a complaint of battle with a firearm and weapons enhancements.

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The shooting happened connected October 8 extracurricular a slope on Pacific Avenue adjacent Hammer Lane. Surveillance video captured the gunman firing respective shots toward 45-year-old Bobby Gayle Jr.—who was changeable doubly successful the look and respective different times connected his body, including his throat.

Hayes was arrested Wednesday and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail. A witnesser says the fishy shouted the N-word repeatedly arsenic helium pulled the trigger.

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“The unspeakable actions of 1 is not a practice of who we are arsenic a community. No 1 should beryllium victimized due to the fact that of their race, ethnicity, religion, oregon intersexual orientation,” said Tori Verber Salazar, San Joaquin County District Attorney.

On Thursday, Gayle spoke for the archetypal clip since his shooting, sharing emotion with his children and thanking the assemblage for support.

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“I americium truthful joyful. I can’t person hatred surviving successful my bosom due to the fact that if I do, it takes the spot of emotion and different things similar that, truthful that’s a no-no,” helium said.

CBS13 Staff