Devon Stanford, 33, was killed on April 6, 2022, near Lake Merritt in Oakland after an attempted robbery along the 1200 block of Lakeshore Avenue. Stanford, who had moved to Oakland from Austin, Texas, over five years earlier, was walking with his partner, Meridith Lear, when assailants targeted him for his Louis Vuitton bag. He was assaulted, dragged by a car, and shot once in the chest; he later died at a nearby hospital.

Witnesses reported hearing a loud boom and seeing Stanford bleeding on the ground. Family and community members have organized fundraising for his funeral and his daughter’s college and have called for justice and changes to gun laws.

If anyone saw activity along the 1200 block of Lakeshore Avenue that night or has video that could help the investigation, please share it with the Oakland Police Department.