El Cerrito Man Sentenced to 50 Years for 2019 Murder of SF Conservation Corps Worker

Hakim Oden pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Taiepisi Gutu, motivated by jealousy over a romantic interest.

Hakim Oden, 25, shot Taiepisi Gutu, 19, execution style in the back of the head at the San Francisco Conservation Corps on March 25, 2019.
The murder occurred on Gutu's first day at work and his 19th birthday.
Oden, who was awaiting trial for a 2016 robbery, admitted to the murder and received a 50 years to life sentence.
Oden was apprehended in Riverside County after a shootout with the California Highway Patrol.
Gutu's family and friends described him as trying to turn his life around, with plans to study music and psychology.