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# TBS Today, May 26
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/05/26/newsletters/tbs-today-may-26/
- Published: 2023-05-26T22:20:48.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-26T22:20:48.000Z
- Description: Jasper Wu case: deep dive.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

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Defense attorney Ernie Castillo during the Jasper Wu case. *Emilie Raguso/TBS*

Two young men must stand trial in the murder of Jasper Wu on I-880 in Oakland in 2021, an Alameda County Superior Court judge has ruled. 

This week, Judge Scott Patton rejected the prosecution's theory of a "roving gun battle" and called the shooting a "planned ambush." The shift largely cleared the third defendant in the case.

This story took a lot of work to report and put together. We'll be watching closely to see what happens next.

[Jasper Wu judge holds 2 of 3 suspects on murder chargeThe judge said the third man acted in self-defense when he fired back at the shooter whose stray rifle round killed Jasper Wu.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/05/BI6A6299.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/05/26/courts/jasper-wu-murder-case-oakland-prelim-2-suspects-held-to-answer/)

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