Shawn Perry Zenn Kimbell was 22 and a Hayward, California resident when he died on October 8, 2006. A Chabot College student training as a first responder, he hoped to become an EMT and later study cybernetics at the University of California, Berkeley. Friends and family remembered him as a professional driver, theatre enthusiast, outdoor sportsman, reader and computer hobbyist.

Baddie and an unidentified accomplice attempted to rob him. Baddie pointed a sawed-off 20-gauge shotgun at Shawn; a struggle ensued, the gun discharged, and Shawn was fatally wounded. He reportedly managed to drive a few blocks before dying. Samantha Faerie Johnson, Shawn’s girlfriend, was present and later provided testimony.

Baddie was tried as an adult; during a police interview he admitted to the shooting and said it was accidental. The case deeply affected both families. Does anyone have memories of Shawn or information about that area on the night of October 11, 2006?