Darius Brazell, 55, was shot and killed on August 8, 2020, near the intersection of Lakeshore Avenue and Mandana Boulevard in Oakland, California, close to the Lakeshore Children’s Center. Officers responding to a shooting call at about 5:59 p.m. found Brazell lying in a pool of blood near a bus stop; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family and community members remembered Brazell as a devoted husband and father of five and a hardworking handyman who tried to provide for his family. A vigil at Mandana Plaza Park drew roughly 100 people mourning him and other recent victims of gun violence, with speakers urging the community to remember the names of those lost and support their families. The motive for the killing has not been disclosed.

If anyone was in the Lakeshore Avenue and Mandana Boulevard area the evening of August 8, 2020, or has information about what happened, please come forward.