Charles Smith was 21 when he was fatally shot in East Oakland on July 31, 2011. The shooting occurred in the early morning near 87th Avenue and G Street; Smith was found with multiple gunshot wounds and taken to Highland Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

His death was one of more than 100 gun violence victims in Oakland that year and remains among the unsolved homicides from 2011. Investigators cited a lack of witnesses and evidence as obstacles while seeking community help to advance the case.

Anyone who was in the 87th Avenue and G Street area that morning or who has information about Charles Smith’s killing is asked to come forward.