Ricky Ricardo Bustos, 38, was fatally shot on the night of December 24, 2021, on the 1400 block of Lakeshore Avenue, a cul-de-sac near Lake Merritt in Oakland. He was found in the middle of the street and later died at a hospital. Reports say he was hanging out in the area and became involved in a confrontation that escalated to gunfire; the exact circumstances of that confrontation remain unclear.

The cul-de-sac had seen several violent incidents in the months before Bustos’ death, including a fatal shooting in November and seven other people wounded since May, but authorities did not believe Bustos’ killing was connected to those episodes. The Oakland Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Oakland offered a reward for information leading to the shooter’s arrest, and no immediate arrest was made after the shooting.

Does anyone who was in the Lakeshore Avenue area that night or who knew Ricky have information that could help explain what happened?