Jessica Anderson was 29 and from Oakland, California when she was killed on August 28, 2015, during an attempted robbery in East Oakland. She and a friend were preparing to leave for a concert when armed assailants approached as they entered their car and demanded valuables. The suspects opened fire, fatally striking Jessica; her friend tried to get help but Jessica died at the scene. The attackers fled without taking anything and no suspects had been apprehended as of the report.

Her death came amid a surge of homicides in Oakland that year, a period marked by mounting gun violence and constrained police resources that investigators said made solving cases more difficult. Jessica left behind a young daughter; community members voiced grief and frustration over the loss. If anyone has information about the shooting or the people involved that night, please come forward.