| Murder of Chauncey Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Date | August 2, 2007 |
Attack type | Assassination by shooting |
| Victim | Chauncey Bailey |
| Perpetrators | Devaughndre Broussard, assisted by Antoine Mackey, on the orders of Yusuf Bey IV |
Chauncey Bailey was an American journalist and the editor-in-chief of The Oakland Post. He was shot dead on a downtown Oakland street on August 2, 2007, the victim of a crime syndicate he was investigating for a story.[1] Bailey's death outraged fellow journalists, who joined together to create the Chauncey Bailey Project dedicated to continuing his work and uncovering the facts of his murder.
In June 2011, Yusuf Bey IV, the owner of Your Black Muslim Bakery (YBMB), was convicted of ordering Bailey's murder, along with other charges, and sentenced to three life terms in prison. An associate of Bey's, Antoine Mackey, who also worked for YBMB and previously participated in various criminal activities with other Bakery members, was also convicted for participating in Bailey's murder. A third man, bakery handyman Devaughndre Broussard, had earlier confessed to being the triggerman. Bailey was the first American journalist killed for domestic reporting since 1976.[2]