Oakland boy admits to manslaughter in sister’s shooting death

17-year-old Justice Toliver was fatally shot in her Oakland apartment on Thursday, following an apparent argument with her younger brother. 17-year-old Justice Toliver was fatally shot in her Oakland apartment on Thursday, following an apparent argument with her younger brother. Photo: CBS San Francisco Photo: CBS San Francisco Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Oakland boy admits to manslaughter in sister’s shooting death 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A 15-year-old boy has admitted to voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting his 17-year-old sister in Oakland’s Chinatown, his attorney said Wednesday.

The boy was ordered Monday to spend up to 10 years at a youth facility run by the state Division of Juvenile Justice, said his attorney Adanté Pointer. If he does well at the facility, he could be relased to his family.

Prosecutors, who had initially charged the boy with murder, declined to discuss the case, citing his age.

The boy was 14 when he shot and killed his sister, Justice Toliver, with a handgun in the family’s fifth-floor apartment at 801 Franklin St. in the Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 23. Family members said the siblings had been feuding, but Pointer said initial reports that the boy was upset because his sister had bleached his clothes were inaccurate.

Pointer said the killing was the result of an accident but did not elaborate. The attorney said his client has had no previous contact with law enforcement.

The boy fled after the shooting but surrendered six days later at Oakland police headquarters, just blocks from the shooting.

Justice had a 3-year-old daughter and worked at a McDonald’s. Family members said the boy is the father of an infant.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee