Uncovered: Police Chase Kills Man, Officers Laugh

Shocking Video Released: Family of Lolomanai Soakai Sues Officers Over Deadly, Unauthorized Police Chase

A devastating video has emerged, showing the unauthorized police chase that killed 25-year-old Lolomanai Soakai in Oakland last June. The footage, from surveillance and body cameras, captures a sideshow driver speeding off, officers pursuing without permission, and the fatal crash that took Soakais life.

The video reveals that 19-year-old Arnold Linaldi was fleeing police after donuts at an intersection, with officers Walid Abdelaziz and Jimmy Marin-Coronel chasing close behind on International Boulevard, no lights or sirens, and no radio call to supervisors. The Nissan slammed into a parked car, ricocheting to hit Soakai, leaving him motionless as his mother cried for help nearby.

Family and friends protested at the site just two days later, furious at officers who left the scene without aiding victims. Seven months on, they sued the two cops, Oakland Police Department, and the city, arguing secret ghost chases ignored safety rules set back in 2014.

New court filings reveal that officers laughed after the crash, joking they hoped Linaldi was dead, tried deactivating body cameras, and later categorized footage to delete it. They returned to the scene only after a dispatch call, acting like nothing happened.

A federal appeals court already rejected qualified immunity for the officers last May, and now this evidence pushes the case toward a jury trial, spotlighting accountability for off-the-books pursuits.

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