Alejandro Aguilera was 18 when he was shot and killed on June 1, 2012, while standing outside a market in East Oakland. The killing is described as part of a broader pattern of gun violence in Oakland that disproportionately affects young men, and his death is presented as an example of the toll that violence takes on the city’s youth.

Very few personal details are provided beyond his age, city, and where the shooting happened.