Tim Conover, 37, in an undated photo with fiancé Zazzi Cribbs. Conover was shot and killed by a close family friend at his Oakland, Calif. home on July 5, 2025. (Conover Family via Bay City News)

Oakland police have identified a man they suspect in the shooting death of a father of two following a Fourth of July party at the victim’s house. 

Dwane Stewart, 40, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder and several enhancements, including using a gun and inflicting great bodily harm.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.