Lakeya Venson was 30 and a mother of three when she was shot and killed in East Oakland on April 10, 2016. The shooting happened shortly after 1 a.m. during a child’s slumber party on Sunnyside Street. Venson was on the porch when one of seven shots fired by 18-year-old Kali Ponder struck her in the back, piercing through her body and causing her death.

The shooting followed an earlier altercation at a skating rink in San Ramon, where a golden necklace was reported stolen from one of Ponder’s friends. Ponder went to the Sunnyside house believing the people responsible lived there. He later admitted to firing the shots and said he did so because he thought another man was going to shoot at him. Prosecutors linked the incident to rival gang affiliations; the house was associated with the Case Gang and Ponder and his associates with Stubby/ENT.

Ponder expressed remorse for Venson’s death. He was convicted of second-degree murder and received a 40 years to life sentence. Venson’s death left her three children and the community grieving.

Did anyone who knew Lakeya or her children see or hear anything that night that could shed more light on what happened?