Hector Uribe, a 22-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was shot and killed on August 31, 2014, at the Coliseum Public Market in East Oakland. Private security guards had detained Uribe in the market’s jewelry section after recovering two firearms; a second suspect fled the scene. The exact sequence of events that led to the shooting was unclear and under investigation at the time.

No names for the security guards were released and there were no immediate arrests or charges reported. The investigation was examining whether the use of lethal force by private security was justified. Uribe’s death was noted amid a high number of homicides in Oakland that year and prompted questions about private security protocols, training, and accountability.

If anyone witnessed the incident at the Coliseum Public Market or has information about what happened in the jewelry section that day, please share what is known.