Mark Mitchel, a 49-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was fatally shot on December 13, 2012. His death came during a surge of violence that left Oakland with 131 homicides by the end of 2012.

Mitchel’s case remained unsolved. At the time, Oakland grappled with a low homicide clearance rate of about 30 percent, constrained resources after budget cuts, and strained relations between the community and law enforcement. Those factors, together with limited evidence and a lack of witness cooperation in many cases, contributed to investigators’ difficulties in solving homicides that year.

Families like Mitchel’s were left without answers despite city efforts to expand the police force and add violence-prevention programs such as violence interrupters. Does anyone have information about Mark Mitchel or memories of where he lived or frequented in Oakland?