Mark Downs, 49, was shot and killed in Oakland on May 12, 2021. He was found on the sidewalk near the intersection of East 27th Street and 26th Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene around 3:46 a.m. Downs was reported to have been living out of his car at the time.

Initial investigators did not identify a clear motive and there were no immediate arrests. Surveillance footage later linked an occupant of a vehicle to the shooting; that person was identified as Tyrone Mapp, also known as Bernard Burton, and was arrested on May 26, 2021. At the preliminary hearing in 2023 Mapp claimed Downs had threatened him with a knife, while the judge noted video showed Mapp pursuing Downs.

If anyone saw activity near East 27th Street and 26th Avenue that early morning or has information about Mark Downs, please share what is known.