Donald Ray McCall Jr., 19, of Colton, was shot and killed on June 1, 2012, at the entrance to the Waterman Gardens public housing project near East Baseline and Waterman Avenue in San Bernardino. The shooting happened in broad daylight as McCall was reportedly walking in the area and occurred despite heavy surveillance and a visible police presence; no witnesses have come forward to provide information in the homicide.

Waterman Gardens is described as an area long associated with crime, gang activity, and poverty. Residents point to certain late-night businesses—donut shops, liquor stores, convenience stores—as contributing to street-level drug dealing and violence, and activists have pushed for license suspensions or revocations and more consistent enforcement. McCall’s killing was one of many homicides in a particularly violent year for San Bernardino, and no suspects have been identified.

If anyone knew Donald, saw him that day, or has information about the shooting near Waterman Gardens, please come forward.