OAKLAND — A 23-year-old man pleaded no contest Monday to one count of first degree murder for the killing of a man painting a mural in 2015.

Marquise Holloway shot Antonio Ramos dead on Sept. 29, 2015 beneath a Interstate 580 overpass on West Street. Authorities said Holloway attempted to rob the 27-year-old of his camera, which he used to document the progress of the community mural.

The robbery allegation made the West Oakland man eligible for the death penalty. Members of the U.S. Marshals agency arrested Holloway in Stockton about a month after the shooting.

The daytime killing devastated the Oakland art community and the Attitudinal Healing Connection, the nonprofit organization working on a series of murals underneath Interstate 580. In the days after his death, grieving artists finished the mural depicting children from that West Oakland neighborhood, brightly-colored Victorian houses and a creek along a tree-lined street.

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Oakland: Police confirm gun used to kill muralist belonged to ICE agent In 2017, Ramos’ family sued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, claiming the gun Holloway used was stolen from a federal officer’s car. The federal lawsuit is still pending.

A judge will sentence Holloway on Oct. 5. He faces 25 years to life in prison.