Brandon Keiser, a 35-year-old Oceanside resident and driver’s education teacher, was shot and killed on March 22, 2016. He was returning to his condominium on South Freeman Street after picking up pizza when an assailant confronted him. Witnesses reported an argument followed by multiple gunshots; Keiser was found on the sidewalk with a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Oceanside police say the shooting was not random and that Keiser and his assailant were known to each other, with the attack believed to be premeditated. The ATF later linked the suspected shooter to another shooting in San Marcos three weeks earlier. Despite a reward offered for information leading to an arrest, no suspect has been identified and the case remains unsolved.

Keiser was remembered in the community for his teaching and love of surfing; friends and family have held memorial events including a paddle out at Oceanside Harbor. If anyone knew Brandon, saw activity near South Freeman Street that night, or has information about either shooting, please share what is known.