Justin Shoemaker was 21 when he was killed in Oakland, California, on June 9, 2012. His death was one of 127 homicides there that year during a period of sharply elevated violence in the city.

Shoemaker’s killing remained unsolved as part of a wider pattern of open homicide cases in 2012. Investigators were managing heavy caseloads—reportedly around 20 homicides each—while the department also faced a backlog in forensic testing. A lack of witness cooperation, driven by fear and mistrust in affected neighborhoods, was cited as a major obstacle to solving his case.

Anyone with information about Justin Shoemaker or the events of June 9, 2012, is asked to come forward to help resolve this unsolved homicide.