Richard Carter, 30, was shot and killed on July 31, 2008, in the 2000 block of MacArthur Boulevard near Canon Avenue in Oakland. His death was described as part of a summer wave of violence in the city and was linked in charging documents to gang-related activity.

Prosecutors later tied Carter’s killing to a string of homicides allegedly committed by two men, Dijon Holifield and Delonzo Logwood. Both were charged with multiple murders and gang enhancements; prosecutors reported evidence involving as many as nine different firearms across the cases. Preliminary hearings included testimony about the violent nature of the crimes.

In 2023 a judge dismissed two of the three murder charges against Delonzo Logwood, including the charge in Richard Carter’s death, after finding the prosecution’s evidence insufficient to proceed on those counts. The dismissal left unanswered questions for Carter’s family and the community about accountability for the killing.

If anyone knew Richard Carter, was in the MacArthur Boulevard area on July 31, 2008, or has information about these events, please come forward.