The sister of reality TV personality MacKayla “Kash” Paige has been arrested in connection with Paige’s fatal shooting in Oakland, California.
Vernika Dunbar, 38, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon following the early-morning shooting in downtown Oakland on Oct. 11, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Oxygen.
In a probable cause statement obtained by Oxygen, Dunbar told police that she, Paige and two other women were in the 270 block of 14th Street when a “verbal and physical altercation” broke out.
Dunbar said the confrontation escalated between Paige and an unidentified Black woman. She told investigators that she attempted to “protect and assist” her sister by taking a gun from one of the other women. According to the report, Dunbar then allegedly tried to “strike” Paige’s alleged attacker with the weapon, but it discharged and hit Paige.
Oakland police arrived at approximately 1:35 a.m. and found Paige with a gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police detained all three women involved in the altercation at the scene and brought them in for questioning.
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Investigators also located surveillance video from the area that appeared to support Dunbar’s account of the shooting, according to the probable cause statement.
Dunbar also faces charges for carrying a loaded firearm in public and brandishing a firearm in public. Jail records reviewed by Oxygen show that she was booked into Santa Rita Jail at 2:40 a.m. on Oct. 11.
She remains in custody without bail.
It remains unclear whether Dunbar has hired an attorney.
Paige, who appeared on RoomH8z, Real West Coast Baddies and Young & Reckless—had shared moments from her night out on Instagram Stories just hours before her death, KTVU reported.
“She wanted to be famous so bad,” Paige’s cousin, Nicky Clayton, told the outlet. “She still had morals, don’t get me wrong. She wanted to be a reality star.”