Montreal Blakely, a 17-year-old Concord High School senior and standout on the Minutemen football team, was shot and killed on December 15, 2012, in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. He was standing with friends on Osceola Lane around 10 p.m. when an unidentified assailant opened fire, striking him in the head. A friend took him to a nearby hospital, but he died shortly after arrival.

Blakely had transferred to Concord High the previous year from Mt. Diablo High and carried a 3.6 GPA while playing both offense and defense. He hoped to attend a University of California school; teammates, the principal Gary McAdam, and coach Brian Hamilton remembered him as hardworking and appreciative of opportunities. The community held vigils and charitable memorials, but police had not released suspect information and the motive remained unclear.

If anyone in Bayview on Osceola Lane that night has information, please come forward.