On the night of June 7, 2014, 15-year-old Samantha Alvarado, a Latina ninth-grade student at Emiliano Zapata Street Academy in Oakland, was fatally shot while sitting in a car near 82nd Avenue and A Street in East Oakland. The shooting occurred about 10:27 p.m. Two young men who were with her were also shot and hospitalized; they survived.

Samantha’s principal described her as a model student, a brilliant artist, and a deep and critical thinker with aspirations to pursue a career in law. No arrests have been announced, and the Oakland Police Department continues to investigate with no suspects publicly identified or apprehended.

If anyone knew Samantha, was in that area that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.