A state parole agent was shot and killed in Oakland on Thursday, and a suspect was arrested following an intense manhunt, authorities said.

The shooting happened at about 12:48 p.m. at a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation building at the corner of Edgewater Drive and Pardee Lane in East Oakland, just across Interstate Highway 880 from the Oakland Coliseum.

The CDCR identified the agent as 40-year-old Joshua Lemont Byrd, an 11-year veteran of the department, who was shot inside the Division of Adult Parole Operations office. The Oakland Police Department said Byrd was taken to Highland Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

The suspect fled before police arrived, and following a manhunt in two different locations in the city, police arrested 48-year-old Bryan Keith Hall of Oakland in the area of 90th Avenue and International Boulevard.

Earlier, police and SWAT officers were in what looked to be an apparent standoff situation outside a building on Bancroft Avenue between 66th Avenue and Havenscourt Boulevard. Police cleared the area at around 3 p.m. with no indication of anyone being arrested or otherwise contacted.

"Our hearts are heavy as we remember Parole Agent Joshua Byrd, whose bravery and dedication led to his tragic death in the line of duty," said CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber in a press statement. "We extend our deepest condolences to the law enforcement community, as well as to Agent Byrd's family and friends."

Members of law enforcement held a procession Thursday night in Oakland to honor Byrd. A casket draped with an American flag was carried out of Highland Hospital into a coroner's van, which was followed by roughly 100 unmarked corrections department vehicles.

Byrd joined the CDCR as a cadet in June 2014. After serving as a correctional officer and correctional sergeant, he joined the DAPO office in Oakland as a parole agent in October 2024. 

There was no immediate word on a possible motive in the shooting. Oakland police said that since the crime occurred on state property, the California Highway Patrol has taken the primary investigative lead.

"This tragic loss is a painful reminder of the very real dangers our members face each day, whether inside facilities or in communities throughout the state," said Neil Flood, state president of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, in a statement. "While we remain committed to rehabilitation, the reality is that we interact with individuals who may still pose significant safety risks."

Byrd leaves behind a wife and three children. 

Hall was being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on a first-degree murder charge. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday at 9 a.m. at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.