On August 9, 2025, in North Oakland, 33-year-old Aknico Heidengren was shot and killed during a confrontation inside a family home on Aileen Street near Shattuck Avenue. The shooting occurred on a Saturday afternoon amid a weekend that saw multiple citywide shootings. Authorities confirmed Heidengren dead at the scene and recovered a firearm after an arrest that same day.

Within days prosecutors charged 72-year-old John Cvar with murder, alleging he shot Heidengren during a dispute over Heidengren’s presence in the Cvar family residence. Charging accounts reported a confrontation between Cvar, his brother and Heidengren that became physical before a gunshot struck Heidengren in the neck. Reports noted Heidengren was also known by the name Justice and that he had prior, unrelated law-enforcement encounters in the Bay Area.

Does anyone have information about Heidengren’s movements in North Oakland or about the events at the Aileen Street home leading up to the shooting?