2 Oakland gang members guilty of double murder

Oakland police say a Toyota Camry, similar to this one, was carrying gunmen 25-year-old Clem Thompkins and Lamar Fox, 23. They killed two men early April 24, 2011 in Sweet Jimmie's restaurant near Jack London Square. less Oakland police say a Toyota Camry, similar to this one, was carrying gunmen 25-year-old Clem Thompkins and Lamar Fox, 23. They killed two men early April 24, 2011 in Sweet Jimmie's restaurant near Jack ... more Photo: Oakland Police Department Photo: Oakland Police Department Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close 2 Oakland gang members guilty of double murder 1 / 4 Back to Gallery

Two gang members have been convicted of double murder for a 2011 attack in which one of them blindly opened fire into an Oakland restaurant and bar after spotting rivals outside.

Neither of the men who died at Sweet Jimmie's near Jack London Square was in a gang, prosecutors said. Five other people were wounded.

The defendants, 25-year-old Clem Thompkins and Lamar Fox, 23, "were hunting for rival gang members," said Deputy District Attorney Tim Wellman. "The consequences were horrifying."

The men who died both had young children. Bill Jenkins, 27, of Oakland had a 2-year-old daughter, and 22-year-old Adam Williams - who worked at an after-school program at an Oakland elementary school - had a 4-year-old son.

They were in Sweet Jimmie's the night of April 25, 2011, when Thompkins and Fox saw gang rivals outside the now-defunct restaurant and bar at 311 Broadway. The two gang members left to retrieve an assault rifle, and Thompkins opened fire indiscriminately when they returned. The murder weapon was later found at Fox's home, authorities said.

An Alameda County Superior Court jury deliberated for about a day in Oakland before convicting each defendant Wednesday of two counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder, gang and gun enhancements and the special circumstance of committing multiple murders.

Thompkins and Fox are expected to be sentenced Feb. 13 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty.

Thompkins had previous convictions for heroin and gun possession.