On the night of December 2, 2015, 22-year-old Octavio Rodriguez of Sacramento was found dead on a south Sacramento street. Emergency responders pronounced him dead after he was discovered with a single gunshot wound. His death was counted as the 62nd gun-related fatality in Sacramento County that year.

Investigators have not identified a motive or any suspects, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department reported difficulty making progress because of a lack of witnesses and concrete evidence. The case remains unsolved, and Rodriguez’s family and friends continue to seek justice and closure. The broader 2015 pattern in the city showed most homicide victims were young, male, and from minority communities, a context cited by local advocates calling for stronger responses to gun violence.

If anyone has information about what happened to Octavio Rodriguez on December 2, 2015, please share what you know.