Gerald Jones, 47, was shot and killed in Oakland, California, on May 4, 2008.

Oakland recorded 115 homicides in 2008, and community interventions such as Ceasefire were in place amid persistent challenges including limited funding, mistrust between residents and police, and the continued availability of illegal firearms. Jones’s death is described as one of the many tragic losses that highlighted those unresolved problems in the city at that time.

If anyone knew Gerald Jones or has information about the circumstances of his death, please share what you know with investigators or in this thread.