An Phan was 21 when he was shot and killed in Oakland, California, on June 21, 2008. His death was one of 115 homicides recorded in the city that year, a spike that highlighted Oakland’s struggles with gun violence in 2008.

Phan’s case is among those that remained unsolved, illustrating the broader difficulties investigators faced with clearance rates as community members often feared retaliation and witnesses were reluctant to cooperate. The killing is frequently cited as part of the year’s troubling pattern of violent deaths in the city.

If anyone knew An Phan or has information about what happened on June 21, 2008, please come forward to assist the ongoing search for answers.