{"id":356547,"date":"2026-06-11T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/356547\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:00:10","slug":"tiktok-influencer-killed-for-his-chain-in-downtown-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/356547\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok influencer killed for his chain in downtown Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-black mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.<\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe\/Lartey Solomon<img alt=\"Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-black mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.<\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe\/Lartey Solomon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/honoring-lartey-solomons-life-and-legacy\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Lartey Solomon<\/a> spent his workdays caring for patients and his free time explaining health issues online, where followers knew him as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, the 33-year-old registered nurse, father and health content creator is being remembered by relatives and supporters after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/eastbay\/article\/downtown-oakland-fatal-shooting-22286181.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fatally shot May 31<\/a> in downtown Oakland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Vallejo man has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/oakland-man-murder-charge-22298314.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">charged with murder<\/a> in the killing, which prosecutors allege happened during an attempted robbery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Shacory Carnell Daniels, 39, is accused of shooting Solomon as he walked to his vehicle near 14th and Harrison streets, according to the Alameda County District Attorney\u2019s Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Daniels was charged with murder, an attempted robbery-related felony, personal and intentional discharge of a firearm, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.<\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe\/Lartey Solomon<\/p>\n<p>Oakland police said officers responded shortly after 2:45 a.m. to reports of a shooting in the 1400 block of Harrison Street. Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, and paramedics took him to a hospital, where he died, police said.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Chronicle Logo<\/p>\n<p>Make us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sfchronicle.com\" data-link=\"native\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Add Preferred Source\" class=\"td300 cp f aic jcc disabled:cd wsn px24 y40px px16 py8 buttonSm fs13 xs:fs16 xs:buttonLg bg-primaryAccessible hover:o80 c-white disabled:bg-gray300 disabled:c-gray600 border bn tac br2\"><\/p>\n<p>Add Preferred Source<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Solomon\u2019s death drew attention beyond the Bay Area because of his online presence as a health educator. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nurse.solomon\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">TikTok account<\/a> offered medical advice to more than 20,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>His family said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/honoring-lartey-solomons-life-and-legacy\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">an online fundraiser<\/a> that Solomon was born and raised in Ghana before moving to the United States. He studied at Merritt College and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Samuel Merritt University.<\/p>\n<p>He worked as a registered nurse at Alameda Health Care and Kindred Hospital in San Leandro, according to the GoFundMe organized by his brother, Emmanuel Solomon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a nurse, caring for others was more than a profession \u2014 it was his calling,\u201d the family wrote. \u201cHe was passionate about educating people on their health and empowering them to make informed decisions about their well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is seeking support after he was fatally shot in downtown Oakland, where prosecutors say he was killed during an attempted robbery.<\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe\/Lartey Solomon<\/p>\n<p>Family members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/nurse-solomon-killed-during-oakland-robbery-attempt-chain-necklace-family?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a2ac66d57887c0001f41070&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">told KTVU<\/a> Solomon and a friend had left a nightclub and were walking to their cars when someone approached them and asked for a chain around his neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Solomon\u2019s friend told Edwards that he was walking toward his own car when he heard gunshots, she told KTVU.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels was arrested June 4 in Menlo Park, according to prosecutors. He was arraigned Monday at Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland and is being held without bail. His next hearing, where he is scheduled to enter a plea, is set for June 30.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show Daniels has prior felony convictions in Alameda, Contra Costa and Orange counties, according to prosecutors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Solomon\u2019s family described him as devoted to his daughter and to relatives in both the United States and Ghana. The fundraiser says donations will help pay for funeral expenses and support his daughter and father in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLartey will be remembered not for the violence that took him from us,\u201d the family wrote, \u201cbut for the compassion he showed, the sacrifices he made, and the love he poured into the world every single day of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lartey Solomon was a father, registered nurse and health creator known online as \u201cNurse Solomon.\u201d His family is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[329,184,7,723,332,1570,143,145,144],"class_list":["post-356547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-arts-and-entertainment","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-crime","tag-east-bay","tag-health","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}