On October 1, 2022, 17-year-old high school student Jazy Sotelo Garcia was shot and killed at a house party on the 900 block of Apgar Street in North Oakland’s Longfellow neighborhood. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Jazy and his 15-year-old brother, Angel Sotelo Garcia, were attending a birthday celebration when gunfire erupted; both brothers were found with gunshot wounds and died at the scene despite life-saving efforts. Two other people were wounded and survived.

Police say the violence began with a verbal altercation that escalated, and investigators believe one victim was mistakenly identified as a rival gang member; none of those struck by gunfire had gang affiliations. Authorities arrested 18-year-old Joaquin Godoy, charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, and identified him as one of at least two suspected shooters. A second suspect, who was 17 at the time, was arrested on suspicion of possessing an assault rifle found in a guitar case after a police chase; that person has not been charged in the double homicide. Prosecutors charged Godoy in juvenile court and had not announced whether they would seek to try him as an adult.

Jazy is remembered in reports as protective and ambitious, looking forward to his education; the brothers left behind four younger siblings. Does anyone have information about that night or the people involved that could help investigators or the family?