The woman charged in the shooting death of Mackayla Paige, the 29-year-old known to fans as “Kash,” is not a friend or even a stranger. Prosecutors say it was her sister, 38-year-old Vernika Dunbar, who was charged by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office with involuntary manslaughter.
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The person police say pulled the trigger shares blood with the woman who died. One outlet reports Dunbar is Paige’s half-sister and lives in Richmond. According to Oakland police, Dunbar was trying to pistol whip a woman who was fighting with Paige, but the gun went off and the shot killed her sister instead. Nobody is calling it a planned hit. The charging decision reflects what investigators describe as an accident in the middle of a brawl, with a loaded gun in the mix.
Dunbar is also facing an assault with a firearm charge and gun violations tied to the alleged attempt to strike the other woman.
As we previously reported, the shooting happened in the early hours of Sunday, October 11, near 14th and Harrison in downtown Oakland. Officers responded around 1:30 a.m., and Paige was rushed to a hospital, where she died. Video, which we will not show, captures the moment it all went down. Still, what set off the fight is still a mystery. Police have not said what led to the violence that night.
Paige was a familiar face to anyone who keeps up with West Coast reality TV. She appeared on “Real West Coast Baddies,” “Room H8z,” and “Young & Reckless.” Hours before she died, she was posting Instagram Stories of herself enjoying a night out. That detail stings, because it shows a young woman living her life, doing what so many of us do on a Saturday night.
There are two heartbreaks here, and the family has to carry both. One sister is gone, and the other is now facing felony charges.
Questions remain about the other woman involved, what started the argument, and how the gun ended up in the middle of it.
For now, Kash’s loved ones are leaning on one another, and her supporters are doing what they can to keep her name alive online and at that growing memorial. We’ll keep watching this case and bring you updates as the court process moves forward.
The woman charged in the shooting death of Mackayla Paige, the 29-year-old known to fans as “Kash,” is not a friend or even a stranger. Prosecutors say it was her sister, 38-year-old Vernika Dunbar, who was charged by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office with involuntary manslaughter.
The person police say pulled the trigger shares blood with the woman who died. One outlet reports Dunbar is Paige’s half-sister and lives in Richmond. According to Oakland police, Dunbar was trying to pistol whip a woman who was fighting with Paige, but the gun went off and the shot killed her sister instead. Nobody is calling it a planned hit. The charging decision reflects what investigators describe as an accident in the middle of a brawl, with a loaded gun in the mix.
Dunbar is also facing an assault with a firearm charge and gun violations tied to the alleged attempt to strike the other woman.
As we previously reported, the shooting happened in the early hours of Sunday, October 11, near 14th and Harrison in downtown Oakland. Officers responded around 1:30 a.m., and Paige was rushed to a hospital, where she died. Video, which we will not show, captures the moment it all went down. Still, what set off the fight is still a mystery. Police have not said what led to the violence that night.
Paige was a familiar face to anyone who keeps up with West Coast reality TV. She appeared on “Real West Coast Baddies,” “Room H8z,” and “Young & Reckless.” Hours before she died, she was posting Instagram Stories of herself enjoying a night out. That detail stings, because it shows a young woman living her life, doing what so many of us do on a Saturday night.
There are two heartbreaks here, and the family has to carry both. One sister is gone, and the other is now facing felony charges.
Questions remain about the other woman involved, what started the argument, and how the gun ended up in the middle of it.
For now, Kash’s loved ones are leaning on one another, and her supporters are doing what they can to keep her name alive online and at that growing memorial. We’ll keep watching this case and bring you updates as the court process moves forward.