Marcus Gill, a 21-year-old Oakland resident, was fatally shot on April 24, 2009. His death occurred amid a spike in homicides and violent crime in Oakland during the late 2000s, a period when several neighborhoods were struggling with gang-related activity and the city’s homicide rate was rising.

Oakland police opened an investigation into Gill’s killing, but progress was hampered by limited witness cooperation and the broader challenges the city faced in addressing violent crime at the time. Gill’s death is one of several tragic losses that underscored the community’s struggle with gun violence that year.

If anyone knew Marcus Gill or has information about what happened on April 24, 2009, please come forward.