Officer Chesley A. Stephens, 33, was shot on November 10, 1984 while pursuing a suspect after responding to a report of drug dealing in the 2600 block of San Pablo Avenue in Oakland. The foot pursuit led to a walkway between two houses in the 700 block of 26th Street. As Stephens rounded a corner, the suspect, positioned against a wall, fired a .38 caliber handgun and struck him in the head. Officer Stephens never regained consciousness and died of his wounds on November 13, 1984.

Stephens had served with the Oakland Police Department for six years and left behind a pregnant wife and a young daughter. After a lengthy search, a 19-year-old male suspect was arrested and later convicted of murder and sentenced to 40 years to life.

Are there readers who remember the neighborhood or the response to this killing and can share information that might add context to what happened that day?