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Frank R. Sowokinos, 39, was fatally shot on November 2, 2015, near Mosswood Park in Oakland. The shooting occurred about 7:32 p.m. in the 3600 block of Broadway. Witnesses or reports described the shooter as a man in his 20s wearing a black hoodie who fled on a mountain bike after firing a shot that struck Sowokinos in the stomach.

Sowokinos was known for his involvement in Occupy Oakland and for working in the cannabis industry; friends remembered him as peaceful and kind-hearted. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died shortly after arrival. Oakland Police opened a homicide investigation and had not identified or arrested a suspect; the motive was unclear.

Did anyone in the Oakland community see the suspect on a mountain bike that evening or have information about the attack?