Fred Brooks was 22 and a resident of Oakland, California, when he was fatally shot on July 4, 2015. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and taken to a nearby hospital, where he died shortly after arrival. His death was one of several shootings that night in Oakland during Independence Day celebrations.

The case is framed within a wider pattern of gun violence in Oakland in 2015, a year that saw a notable number of homicides during public holidays and events. Investigators have faced challenges identifying the shooter and establishing a motive; witness cooperation has been limited and the circumstances of multiple shootings that night complicated the inquiries. The Oakland Police Department has appealed to the public for information to help solve cases like Brooks’s.

If anyone has information about Fred Brooks, where he was that night, or witnesses to the July 4 shootings, please come forward with tips to investigators.