On the evening of August 24, 2018, 16-year-old Ahmar Willis Jr. was fatally shot near Armijo High School in Fairfield, California. The African American teenager died after an exchange of gunfire between two groups at the intersection of Bell Avenue and Washington Street; an 18-year-old man from Vallejo was critically injured in the same incident.

Students at a junior varsity football game were evacuated to a gym when the school went into lockdown. Fairfield police reviewed surveillance footage and witness statements and, within hours, arrested two juvenile suspects — one located among students in the gym and the other at a nearby residence. Authorities said there was no longer an active threat.

Investigators continued working to determine a motive and whether the shooting had any gang-related connections. If anyone has information that could help explain what happened that night, please share it with investigators.