Shamara Young was 15 when she was killed in a road-rage shooting in Oakland on October 6, 2021. She was a passenger in a car with her uncle when an argument with another driver escalated and shots were fired into their vehicle. Shamara was struck multiple times and taken to Highland Hospital by her uncle, where she later died. The incident was recorded as Oakland’s 109th homicide of 2021.

The Oakland Police Department has been investigating; police have described the suspect vehicle as an Acura but have provided no further identifying details and no arrests or suspects have been announced. Shamara’s mother has publicly appealed to the community for help identifying the shooter. The case came amid a year of rising gun violence in Oakland, discussions about police staffing, and calls for broader community responses to reduce shootings.

Did anyone in Oakland see an Acura involved in a road-rage confrontation on October 6, 2021, or have information that could help identify the shooter?