Jonathan Gonzalez was 21 when he was shot late at night in East Oakland on August 19, 2008 and died of his wounds the following morning. Known by the street name Redbone and reported to be a member of the Acorn drug gang in West Oakland, Gonzalez was attacked in an area marked by turf wars between local gangs. A 34-year-old cousin of Gonzalez was wounded in the same incident but survived.

There were no immediate arrests, and investigators faced a shortage of witnesses willing to come forward. The shooting was viewed as likely related to gang activity and fit into a broader pattern of elevated homicides in Oakland that year. Police appealed to the community for information, but the homicide remained unsolved.

If anyone knew Gonzalez, his movements that night, or saw something in that neighborhood, please share what you know with investigators.