OAKLAND — The half-sister of reality TV personality Mackayla “Kash” Paige, who stands accused of killing her by accidentally firing a pistol, has been released from jail.
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Vernika Dunbar, 38, was equipped with an ankle monitor at an Oct. 21 court appearance and Judge David Krashna has allowed her to attend Paige’s funeral, according to court records. She’s also been ordered to turn over any firearms she owns and not possess them.
Dunbar has been allowed to leave home for employment or mental healthcare too, according to court records. Other than that, she’s been ordered to stay at her home in Berkeley.
The Oct. 11 killing of Paige during a chaotic fistfight in Oakland has already come under intense media scrutiny almost from the instant it happened. The entire fight was caught on video by a camera person, showing Paige and an unidentified woman confront one another and start to fight on the 200 block of 14th Street in Oakland.
That’s when a woman — identified by police as Dunbar — enters the fray and begins hitting the other woman with a pistol, which discharges a few seconds later, striking 29-year-old Paige in the head. Dunbar told police she was trying to protect her younger sister, according to court records.
The altercation and shooting took place a little after 1:30 a.m. Paige, a resident of Richmond and Antioch, appears to have been killed on video.
Now prosecutors have charged Dunbar with involuntary manslaughter, as well as assaulting the unidentified woman by striking her with the pistol. Paige is set to enter a plea on Dec. 18, and must appear in person, court records show.
Paige’s was known for garnering a large social media audience and appearances on TV shows like “RoomH8z” and “West Coast Baddies,” shows that — like much reality TV — played up conflicts between cast members. Her death shocked relatives rattled the local community, who set up a tribute memorial at the shooting scene that grew bigger with each passing day. She
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