Eric Ford, 22 and from Oakland, was shot and killed at a gas station on July 31, 2008 in what investigators later described as a targeted shooting. The killing remained unsolved for years until a 2015 arrest in which Delonzo Logwood was charged in connection with Ford’s death and two other 2008 killings in Oakland; prosecutors sought special gang enhancements.

The prosecution faced repeated setbacks tied to witness cooperation. After nearly eight years jailed without a trial, Logwood entered a no contest plea to voluntary manslaughter for Ford’s death in 2023 as part of a negotiated resolution that dismissed the other murder counts. He was sentenced to 12 years in state prison with credit for time served, amounting to the nearly eight years he had already spent in custody.

The case generated criticism over charging decisions and prosecutorial handling, while the District Attorney framed the plea as the most viable outcome given witness issues. Did anyone living in Oakland in 2008 see or hear anything at the gas station on July 31 that could shed light on this shooting?