Charles Hiawatha Butler Jr., 23, of Oakland was shot and killed on December 22, 2011, after a minor parking bump outside a North Oakland market escalated.

Investigators struggled to solve the case for almost two years until a witness, Aisha Weber, came forward after seeing coverage about Butler’s grieving father. Weber’s testimony led to the identification of Hunter and Douglas. Defense attorneys later questioned the witness’s reliability and aspects of the investigation, but a jury found both men guilty of first-degree murder. In November 2016 Hunter was sentenced to 50 years to life and Douglas to 27 years to life.

Butler had recently completed training to become a merchant seaman. His family donated his organs, which reportedly saved five lives. Does anyone have memories of Charles or information about that night that could shed further light on what happened?