Cynthia Collier, 59, was found dead in her Oakland home on April 14, 2022, after police conducted a welfare check. Her body was discovered in the 1500 block of 23rd Avenue, where she had lived for several years, sitting on a sofa with multiple shell casings nearby; investigators have classified her death as a homicide.

Neighbors described Collier as a sweet woman with no known enemies. She had recently started a job at a nearby Goodwill and had reunited with a daughter in New York whom she had given up for adoption years earlier. The Oakland Police Department is handling the investigation but has not identified any suspects or made arrests, and no significant leads have emerged.

Anyone who knew Collier or has information about her death is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department to assist with the open investigation.