Earl Hamilton Jr., a 30-year-old Richmond resident, was shot and killed shortly after midnight on February 2, 2014, outside the Green Lantern Bar at 1907 San Pablo Avenue in Pinole. He had been inside the bar playing pool with friends when an altercation began that escalated outside; Hamilton was shot in the head at close range after being singled out during the confrontation.

Investigators classified the killing as gang-related. Five people were arrested and charged in connection with the murder. David Arce, 24, of Richmond, was identified as the primary suspect and was charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, a gang enhancement, and a gun enhancement; he was also charged as a felon in possession of a firearm. Eduardo Bonilla, 29, and Thomas Burk, 27, faced murder charges with gang enhancements. Stephanie Arce, 24, and Christina Oneto, 25, were arrested as alleged accessories after the fact with gang enhancements.

Hamilton had previously survived being shot multiple times as a teenager and had defied medical expectations about walking again. His family suffered further losses: his brother Marquis Hamilton, 20, was shot and killed in November 2011, and another brother, Nelson Earl Hamilton III, 23, was killed in March 2014. Does anyone have information about Earl’s last night or the events outside the Green Lantern Bar?