Maurice Hiley, a 34-year-old Oakland resident, was shot and killed outside his home in the 2000 block of 85th Avenue near Bancroft Avenue on December 13, 2014, at about 8:10 p.m. Responding officers found him unresponsive with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

On January 20, 2015, police arrested 27-year-old Rayvaughn Tercel Collins in the 1400 block of 84th Avenue, a few blocks from the homicide scene. Officers say they detained Collins after observing him loitering; they recovered a small baggie of suspected powder cocaine hidden in his beanie, which he acknowledged possessing. Collins, who was on probation for a 2014 petty theft conviction and has earlier felony convictions including an attempted second-degree robbery in 2008, was identified by witnesses as the suspect who shot Hiley. He waived his Miranda rights and told officers he had been at the scene but denied committing the killing.

Collins was charged with murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm and pleaded not guilty. The prosecution’s case reportedly relied on witness identifications and Collins’ admission of presence at the scene. Does anyone have information about Hiley’s life in the neighborhood or witnessed activity in the 2000 block of 85th Avenue around December 13, 2014?