On October 31, 2015, 38-year-old Abebe Bent was fatally shot in West Oakland, California. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. on Market Street while Bent was talking to two women seated in a parked car that also contained a four-year-old child. Shots were fired; Bent was struck, ran around the corner, then collapsed and died from his injuries.

The two women sustained injuries that were not life-threatening. The motive for the attack is unclear and no suspects have been identified. If anyone witnessed the shooting, saw the parked car before or after the incident, or has information about who might have been involved, please share what you know with investigators.