Marcus Brown, 25, was shot and killed outside his girlfriend’s residence on the 1200 block of 65th Avenue in Oakland on January 1, 2025, about 5:30 p.m. Brown, an African American man originally from Delaware who had recently relocated to Oakland, was a father of 11. Authorities say the shooting arose from a dispute; specific details of that altercation have not been released.

In the weeks after the killing, the Oakland Police Department worked with the United States Marshals Task Force on the investigation. On February 12, 2025, law enforcement arrested two people in connection with the homicide and recovered a loaded firearm during the operation. The identities of those arrested and any charges have not been made public. The investigation into the circumstances of the shooting is ongoing.

If anyone has information about Marcus Brown, the events on January 1, or the location on 65th Avenue that evening, please come forward.