A pedestrian killed by an out-of-control vehicle following a chase by officers in Oakland Wednesday was identified as Marvin Boomer, Ph.D., a teacher at Castlemont High School.The Oakland Unified School District on Friday confirmed Boomer was the person killed when a vehicle being pursued by the California Highway Patrol crashed into him while he walked with a companion at 12th Avenue and East 21st Street early Wednesday evening in the city's Clinton neighborhood.

His death cast a pall over the East Oakland high school, which had its graduation Friday afternoon at the Paramount Theater.

"I know he is watching and I know he is proud." As the Castlemont High School class of 2025 graduates prepared for their ceremony at Paramount Theater in Oakland on Friday, one big presence was missing: their teacher,