{"id":367620,"date":"2026-06-19T21:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T21:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/367620\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T21:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T21:13:09","slug":"driver-fatally-shot-in-oakland-was-devoted-father-of-four-east-bay-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/367620\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver fatally shot in Oakland was devoted father of four \u2013 East Bay Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

OAKLAND \u2014 A man fatally shot last Sunday while driving in East Oakland<\/a> was identified Friday by authorities as Williams Ivan Parra-Carbajal, a beloved father of four who worked as a rideshare driver.<\/p>\n

Parra-Carbajal, 41, who had addresses in Hayward, San Leandro and San Francisco, was fatally shot about 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning in the 1300 block of Seminary Avenue as he drove in a Tesla.<\/p>\n

Police do not believe he was working as a rideshare driver at the time of the killing. Authorities are still trying to determine why he was in Oakland and a potential motive for the shooting.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the shots that killed him came from outside his vehicle. No arrests have been announced.<\/p>\n

According to a online fundraiser posting<\/a> by a family member, Parra-Carbajal \u201cmeant everything to his family, bringing joy and support to everyone around him. As the main support for his loved ones, his loss has left a deep void in all our lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe leaves behind his wife and four children,\u201d the posting reads. \u201cThe pain of losing him is overwhelming, and his family is now facing not only emotional heartbreak but also financial uncertainty. He was the foundation of their household, and his absence has made daily life incredibly challenging for his wife and kids. They are now trying to find a way forward without him, and the road ahead is difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

A close friend of Parra-Carbajal for many years, who did not want his name used, said he was expecting Parra-Carbajal at his home in another part of Alameda County later Sunday to hang out and possibly watch a World Cup soccer match.<\/p>\n

He said Parra-Carbajal was a devoted father who had left a job at a San Leandro company to work as a rideshare driver so he could have more time to spend with his family. He had two boys and two girls ranging in age from 2 to 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was an active dad, a hands-on dad,\u201d the friend said. He said Parra-Carbajal \u201cwas a people person \u2014 always in a positive mood. He was the life of the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he would always miss his friend and never forget him. \u201cHe was one of those friends who became family. He was someone you could really care for.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of Friday morning the account had raised $1,753 toward a goal of $11,000. Anyone wishing to donate may access the account at gofund.me\/ef56a63cc<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OAKLAND \u2014 A man fatally shot last Sunday while driving in East Oakland was identified Friday by authorities…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[389,184,861,7,8,138,332,1529,9858,2955,134,181,100,143,145,144,395,385,101,396,1530],"class_list":["post-367620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-alameda-county","tag-bay-area","tag-bay-area-crime","tag-california","tag-california-news","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-east-bay","tag-east-bay-crime","tag-east-oakland","tag-hayward","tag-homicide","tag-latest-headlines","tag-news","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-peninsula","tag-regional","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-county","tag-san-leandro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367620","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=367620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}