David Schneider, 60, was shot and killed on September 28, 2022, while doing yard work outside his Oakland home in the Maxwell Park neighborhood. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on Camden Street near MacArthur Boulevard. Schneider was on a ladder trimming hedges when he was struck in the back; witnesses tried CPR but he died before first responders arrived.

Family members say security footage shows a white vehicle moving slowly down the street, a person standing beside it and firing, then the vehicle speeding away. The killing was recorded as Oakland’s 50th homicide of 2022. The community held a vigil where a city councilmember called for tougher gun laws and community-based responses to violence.

Investigators are actively searching for the shooter and seeking a motive. If anyone saw activity on Camden Street near MacArthur Boulevard around 6 p.m. on September 28, 2022, or has footage or other information, please come forward.