Reginald Beamon Jr., a 28-year-old Oakland resident, was found shot to death in the street on the 8200 block of Bancroft Avenue in the early morning hours of September 14, 2014. ShotSpotter detected gunfire about an hour before officers were dispatched. Beamon was struck multiple times and died at the scene.

The killing ended a 43-day stretch without a murder in Oakland, the city’s longest such run in 15 years. A 21-year-old suspect, Miguel Salinas, was later charged with Beamon’s murder and faced an added weapons enhancement; he was held without bail in a downtown Oakland jail. The motive was not immediately clear.

Beamon’s family and friends remembered him as a beloved son, brother, and friend, and the case intensified local concern about gun violence. If anyone knew Reginald, witnessed activity around Bancroft Avenue that night, or has information relevant to the case, please share what is known.