A family in East Oakland was shattered in a home invasion and shooting on December 8, 1986. Two-year-old Valencia Morgan was one of six people killed when a gun-wielding couple forced their way into the Mabrey family house in the Stonehurst area in the early morning hours. The attack also killed Valencia’s mother, Dellane Mabrey, and three other occupants identified as Dellane’s brothers Darnell and Sean and guests Katherine Walker and her son Duane. Dellane’s boyfriend Leslie Morgan and the infant Dexter Welch were wounded but survived; Dellane’s mother Barbara Mabrey and sister Stacey escaped unharmed.

Police said the motive was linked to a violent, deteriorating relationship between an ex-convict, David Welch, and Dellane Mabrey; Welch and his girlfriend Rita Lewis were arrested hours after the massacre and charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. Anyone who knew Valencia, the Mabrey family, or who has information about that night is asked to come forward.