Bomani Boe Busby, 23, was killed on October 9, 2019, at a homeless camp in the 800 block of 77th Avenue in Oakland. Court records and police reports say at least three people assaulted Busby; he was stabbed with an unknown sharp weapon and then shot multiple times by one of the suspects, Bryan Colston. Busby was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports describe the attack as unprovoked, with Colston firing while Busby lay on the ground.

Investigators charged five people in connection with the killing. Colston, 31, was charged November 26, 2019; he was already in custody at Santa Rita Jail on unrelated robbery charges and has multiple prior convictions noted in court records. Brandon Harper, 30, was identified as initiating the assault and had a no-bail warrant. Joshua Lucas, 29, is believed to have had the sharp weapon. Derrick Simmons, 27, and Fatima Harrison, 32, were accused of driving the suspects to and from the scene and trying to hide the vehicle. The case relied on witness statements and physical evidence.

Did anyone in the Oakland area who knew Bomani or who was at that camp that night see anything that could help clarify what happened?