`Ice Cream Man` killed in Oakland |
Jasvir Singh, known as "the Ice Cream Man" to residents of East Oakland`s Peach Street, was fatally shot and killed Oct. 3 by an unknown assailant while inside his van. San Jose Mercury News says adults and children alike would pop out of their homes on the violence-plagued side street when they heard the music coming from Singh`s white van that was always full of frozen treats.But on Oct. 3, police said, a gunman approached Singh, 45, and fatally shot him inside his van before running away through backyards. Police were told that he had immigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago, was unmarried and had a 13-year-old daughter. His listed residence was in Marysville, but he also lived in the East Bay. Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer.
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