On the evening of September 15, 2014, 21-year-old Frank Denard was fatally shot while driving in East Oakland, California. The shooting occurred around 8:10 p.m. in the 1300 block of 76th Avenue near International Boulevard; his vehicle crashed nearby and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Denard was described as a high-ranking member of the 69th Avenue gang, also known as 69th Village, and his murder was part of a longstanding, violent feud between the 69th Village and 65th Village gangs.

Oakland authorities had launched Operation Ceasefire in October 2012 to try to curb retaliatory shootings; Denard had been involved in that effort before his death. A multijurisdictional investigation into the two gangs led to coordinated raids in March 2015 that resulted in at least 17 arrests, six weapons seized and 22 search warrants served, but no arrests have been announced in connection with Denard’s homicide and the case remains unsolved. His family has been deeply affected by gang violence, including the unrelated 2011 conviction of his brother Lawrence Denard and another man for a fatal gang-related shooting that killed a 3-year-old.

Did anyone in East Oakland notice suspicious activity in the 76th Avenue area on the night of September 15, 2014?