Itzelle Rojas was 18 and living in South San Francisco when she was shot in Oakland on January 21, 2015. She died of her injuries two days later, on January 23, at Highland General Hospital, becoming Oakland’s eighth homicide victim of that year.

Friends and family remembered her as a beloved daughter, sister, and friend who attended Parkway Heights Middle School and South San Francisco High School. The circumstances of the shooting are described as unclear, and her death occurred amid a year in which Oakland recorded 83 homicides.

Her family sought community support for funeral and burial services as they grieved. If anyone knew Itzelle, saw her in Oakland that week, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.