Akinsha J. Davis, 24, of Oakland was shot and killed on April 7, 2019 while sitting in a car at the intersection of 18th Avenue and International Boulevard. The shooting happened about 1:34 a.m.; another man, Toryon Hardy, was also fatally shot. Investigators say an unknown assailant opened fire on their vehicle and the shooter has not been identified.

Davis was born December 22, 1994, in Berkeley and graduated high school at 16 before taking business courses. Family members described him as having an infectious smile and indomitable spirit; his mother, Umiika Wright-Davis, joined police pleas for information after the killing. Oakland police released images and video of a suspect vehicle and Crime Stoppers of Oakland and the department offered up to a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about the shooting or saw the vehicle involved that night, please come forward.