Anthony Love, 23, was killed on November 13, 2011, in East Oakland. He was found on the 3500 block of Custer Avenue with multiple stab wounds. The slaying occurred during a year when Oakland recorded more than 100 homicides, disproportionately affecting young Black men in neighborhoods such as East and West Oakland.

It places Love’s death in the context of a strained Oakland Police Department, understaffed and managing an overwhelming caseload, and notes the city’s homicide clearance rate that year was well below the state average. Many families in similar cases have been left seeking justice as investigations go cold.

If anyone knew Anthony, saw activity on Custer Avenue that night, or has information about this homicide, please share what can help the investigation.