Kyal Antoine Poter, 24, was killed in a shooting in Oakland, California, on June 27, 2013. Officers responding to reports of a shooting found Poter with a fatal gunshot wound; he died at the scene despite medical attention. The slaying occurred in a part of the city described as heavily impacted by crime during a year when Oakland recorded 92 homicides.

Oakland Police investigated the killing as part of broader efforts to reduce violence in neighborhoods with high crime rates and appealed to the community for information as detectives worked to determine what led to the deadly encounter. Anyone with information about Poter’s death is urged to come forward.