Curtis Haynes, a 28-year-old security guard at Highland Hospital in Oakland, was fatally shot near 84th Avenue and International Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The shooting followed a confrontation at the hospital that began with a dispute involving a woman; Haynes was pronounced dead at the scene.

Haynes worked at a trauma center that treats many of the city’s gunshot victims. Family described him as someone who tried to keep the peace and who aspired to become a police officer. He is survived by a son who was nearing his first birthday, and the family had lost his father, also named Curtis, to illness in August.

Oakland police briefly took a 24-year-old woman into custody after the incident but released her without charges as the investigation continues. No further suspect information has been released. If anyone witnessed the confrontation at Highland Hospital or the shooting near 84th Avenue and International Boulevard, please share what was seen or heard.