Arrest made in fatal shooting of former East Bay high school athlete

EL CERRITO, Calif. - A suspect was arrested in the killing of a former high school athlete in El Cerrito last month. El Cerrito police arrested 21-...

May 6, 2023
2:50 AM

EL CERRITO, Calif. - A suspect was arrested in the killing of a former high school athlete in El Cerrito last month. El Cerrito police arrested 21-year-old Malachi Cox, of Oakland, on Wednesday in the shooting death of 18-year-old Sincere Martin. Martin was killed in the late afternoon of April 23 in the 900 block of Galvin Drive. Authorities said Cox is associated with a white 4-door Toyota that fled the scene after the shooting. El Cerrito police were able to track him down to Citrus Heights, a city in Sacramento County, with the help of Oakland police and the U.

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