The family of two brothers killed in Oakland are upset at a plea deal proposed for the shooter that would let him serve 9 years in prison at most.
A tow truck driver deliberately slammed into an SUV at a gas station in Oakland last week to protect a woman he said was about to get robbed at gunpoint.District Attorney Pamela PriceThey say if approved, Veimau would face a total of nine years instead of 25 years to life for each murder charge he originally faced. "I felt like I failed my family. I failed my brothers. I was outraged by it," said Fiti about the proposed plea deal.
Fiti shared a video of Suiti coming home after a religious mission in observance of their Mormon faith. He was planning to get married before he was killed. Both brothers worked in the family construction business. "Angry. I was sad that this is what we've come to, all of it," said Fiti. "I feel betrayed by my city,"
Family members said the DA's office did not ask for their input in the plea deal and that they were told it's not up to the family to determine if a plea deal is good enough. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning at Alameda County Superior Courthouse in Oakland.The family hopes that the case will go to trial Amber Lee is a reporter with KTVU. Email Amber at [email protected] or text/leave message at 510-599-3922. Follow her on
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