Fernando Castillo Rodriguez, 24, was shot and killed in the predawn hours of Sunday, July 27, 2025, outside an illegal after-hours nightclub in East Oakland. Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation about 3:45 a.m. and found him on the 900 block of 85th Avenue near G Street; medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators recovered shell casings as they cordoned off the block while a large crowd dispersed to make way for officers.

Family and friends set up candles and flowers describing Fernando as a hardworking bakery manager at Wooden Table Baking Company who lived nearby and often walked home after closing. A cousin said he had been leaving the nightclub when the shots were fired. Detectives detained dozens of people at the scene for interviews, and as of that week police had not announced any arrests or identified a suspect. What did anyone who was there that night see or hear that could explain how the confrontation began and who fired the shots?