Nikai David, a 33-year-old Black transgender woman, was killed in the early hours of December 4, 2021, on Castro Street in West Oakland. Police found her with gunshot wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene. She had celebrated her birthday a week earlier and was a model and aspiring social media influencer.

Oakland police said there was no immediate evidence the killing was a hate crime. No arrests have been made and the motive remains unclear; the department’s Homicide Section and tip line have asked anyone with information to come forward. Community members remembered Nikai as sweet and happy, and her death was recorded by the Human Rights Campaign as one of the 50 violent killings of transgender or gender non-conforming people in 2021.

Are there details about that night or about Nikai’s routines in Oakland that anyone can share with investigators?