Tariq Roddy Figueroa, a 30-year-old Black/African American man from Oakland, California, was shot and killed on January 1, 2026, in the 4500 block of Market Street in North Oakland. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Figueroa with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Oakland Police Department opened an investigation that led to the arrest of 35-year-old Wesley Broach, identified as the owner of a nearby barbershop, who was taken into custody on suspicion of murder. Authorities have not released a motive or explained what led to the fatal encounter between Figueroa and Broach.

Was anyone in North Oakland on New Year’s Day who saw activity on Market Street or has information about what happened around that time?