Jamaa Anderson, a Richmond, California resident, was shot and killed outside his home on the 3100 block of Deseret Drive in the early morning of November 2, 2018. He was found about 1:30 a.m. with gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Investigators charged Anderson’s cousin, Thadeus Colley, with the killing. Prosecutors said Colley was motivated by jealousy, believing Anderson was involved with his girlfriend; they argued Colley disarmed Anderson after Anderson emerged from his home with a gun and then shot him twice. The prosecution relied heavily on testimony from Anderson’s nephew, who said he recognized Colley’s voice outside the house during the incident.

The defense called the nephew the sole witness and argued Colley was being made a scapegoat, criticizing the focus on Colley and saying other suspects were not pursued. The jury convicted Colley of second-degree murder with a firearm enhancement, and Colley received a life term with parole possible after 40 years. Did anyone in the Richmond community know Jamaa or have information about that night?