On May 8, 2025, 49-year-old Rickie Campbell, an African American man from Oakland, was fatally shot in the Dimond District. The shooting happened around 12:41 a.m. in the 3100 block of MacArthur Boulevard, where roughly 15 rounds were fired. Campbell was critically injured and later died at a hospital.

A second 49-year-old man, described as acquainted with Campbell, was also wounded and sought medical attention on his own; his condition has not been disclosed. Authorities arrested 45-year-old Rolls Royce Mitchell in Oakland at about 6 a.m. the same day. Mitchell, who has five prior felony convictions in Alameda County from 1999 to 2011, was charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a felon and is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail pending arraignment. Investigators have not determined a motive; both men had reportedly been at a nearby club before the shooting.

Does anyone have information about what happened near MacArthur Boulevard that night or know the victims’ movements before the shooting?