Suspect arrested in chaotic Oakland triple homicide, but police allege one victim shot and killed another, then fatally crashed into cyclist

OAKLAND — A Hayward man has been arrested and charged with murdering two people in a chaotic triple homicide involving at least two shooters, one of whom was driving a distinct Chevrolet Impala that police say they identified as the suspect’s vehicle.

Jonathan Zeigler, 30, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, as well as shooting into an occupied vehicle, court records show. He was identified by police as one of two men who fired guns at around 7:15 p.m. Aug. 26, in the 2800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Oakland, leaving two men dead from gunshot wounds and a third dead after being struck by a car.

But in court records, police describe a hectic incident that started when another man, Tyrone Lee Banks, allegedly ran up to Daven Woolfolk and shot him multiple times, killing him, before running to a Chevrolet Malibu and beginning to drive off. But before he could get far, Zeigler allegedly began firing at Banks, striking him and causing him to stomp the gas pedal and run over Tonnell Williams, who was simply riding through the area on a bicycle.

In the end, Banks, Woolfolk, and Williams lay dead, while Zeigler allegedly made his way to a Chevrolet Impala with gold rims and drove off. The entire incident, including the getaway vehicle, was seen on surveillance footage and police later released a picture of the Impala with a plea for help from the public.

Investigators were eventually able to track the Impala to Zeigler’s home in Hayward, and served a search warrant there on Sept. 13, taking both Zeigler and his wife into custody, authorities said. When asked if he’d seen the car before, Zeigler reportedly told police “m—–f—– been all over the internet” and that there were “hella” other Impala’s that looked like his driving around Oakland.

Zeigler denied involvement in the shooting, but placed himself in Oakland that day, according to police. During a search of his home officers reportedly found clothing that matched what the shooter was seen wearing on video.

Zeigler is being held without bail, and was advised of the charges at his first court appearance late last month, records show.