Britton Sneed, 32, was shot and killed on December 23, 2012, in Oakland, California. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Acorn housing complex on the 700 block of Market Street, a neighborhood described as having persistent problems with violence. Sneed was one of two people killed in the city that holiday weekend during a year when Oakland recorded 127 homicides.

Authorities appealed to the public for information and offered rewards for tips that could lead to an arrest, but investigators faced familiar obstacles: few witnesses and community mistrust that hampered cooperation. The case is an example of the broader wave of gun violence affecting parts of Oakland, particularly in sections of East and West Oakland.

If anyone has information about what happened to Britton Sneed that could assist investigators, please come forward.