On a Thursday morning, 38-year-old Farhad Farsi was fatally shot while playing soccer at Raimondi Park in West Oakland on April 23, 2026. The shooting occurred around 11 a.m. near the intersection of 18th and Wood streets. Farhad was a father and is survived by his two-year-old son, Mateo; his family described the killing as a random act of violence.

The Oakland Police Department investigated the homicide and a person of interest was taken into custody at the scene. Within days the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed formal charges against 56-year-old Tyrone Gobar. He was charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a felon with prior convictions, and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, and the complaint includes a sentencing enhancement for personal use of a firearm that resulted in death.

Does anyone who was at Raimondi Park that morning or who knows Farhad or his family have information that could help clarify what happened?