Ricky Pringle, 21, was killed in Oakland, California, on April 12, 2010, one of four people shot to death over a two-day span that included the deaths of Jesus Adame, 18, and Albert Williams, 35, and left a 17-year-old injured. Pringle’s death occurred during a year when Oakland recorded 94 homicides, down slightly from 104 the year before, amid a period of persistently high violence.

The broader context at the time included concerns about understaffed law enforcement, low homicide clearance rates compared with the state average, and community disengagement. Annual memorials such as the one at St. Columba Catholic Church brought residents, religious leaders and local officials together to remember victims and call for stronger violence-prevention efforts.

Does anyone have memories of Ricky, details about the April 12 shootings, or information that could help piece together what happened?