OAKLAND -- A 17-year-old-boy fatally shot during a robbery in West Oakland Dec. 20 was lured to the location by two suspects under the ruse of buying a gun, court records state.

The new information about the death of Torian Hughes was contained in court documents related to the charging of a second suspect in the case.

The second suspect is Shiheim Johnson, 19, of Vallejo. He is charged with murder during the commission of a robbery, second-degree robbery, and two counts of unlawful firearm activity. The gun counts stem from a November 2012 robbery conviction Johnson has when he was a juvenile.

A 15-year-old boy authorities say was the actual gunman was arrested Dec. 30 and charged with murder and robbery.

Hughes, whose family has a close connection with Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney who has said publicly she considered him like a grandson, was fatally shot about 1:40 p.m. Dec. 20 in the 900 block of Mandela Parkway.

A 16-year-old boy with Hughes was also robbed but not injured.

Johnson and the 15-year-old apparently knew Hughes from the area, authorities said.

According to the court documents the two suspects approached Hughes and the second youth "under the ruse of selling a firearm to Hughes." Authorities believe Hughes wanted a gun for protection.

Instead of selling a gun to Hughes, both suspects pulled guns and demanded Hughes and the other youth to give them their property, the document says.


Johnson pointed a gun at the other youth and threatened to kill him before taking his cell phone and cash.

The 15-year-old pointed a gun at Hughes and demanded his property, the document states. When Hughes resisted, he was shot by the 15-year-old, according to the document. Both suspects then ran off but were eventually identified by witnesses and through video surveillance.

Johnson was arrested Jan. 20 in the 1900 block of Linden Street and a loaded gun was recovered. He is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail and is due to enter a plea Feb. 22. The 15-year-old is being held at Alameda County Juvenile Hall.