Angel Sotelo Garcia, a 15-year-old student at Berkeley High School, was shot and killed on October 1, 2022, at an Airbnb birthday party in Oakland’s Longfellow neighborhood. The shooting occurred just before 10 p.m.; witnesses reported multiple gunshots, screams, a car speeding away, and two other partygoers were wounded. Angel and his 17-year-old brother, Jayz Sotelo Garcia, both died. Family described the brothers as loving, involved in family and community life, and neither had any gang affiliations.

Oakland police tied several teenagers to the attack. Sergio Morales-Jacquez, then 17, was identified by witnesses as a participant; he was not charged in the murders but was arrested on unrelated gun charges and later received a seven-year juvenile detention sentence for involvement in other violent crimes. Joaquin Godoy, who turned 18 shortly after the shooting, was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder; authorities suggested mistaken identity may have been the motive. Another teenager was also arrested on gun charges but not directly linked to the killings.

Questions remain about who fired the fatal shots and the final charging decisions given debates over trying juveniles as adults; readers with information or who knew Angel or Jayz are asked to come forward.