Robert Mills, 33, was fatally shot and found in East Oakland on March 2, 2008. His death was one of 115 homicides recorded in Oakland that year during a period of elevated violence concentrated in neighborhoods struggling with gang activity, poverty, and insecurity.

The Oakland Police Department faced heavy caseloads and under-resourcing at the time, and the city’s murder clearance rate was notably low; many homicides from that period, including Mills’s, remained unsolved, compounding the community’s grief and mistrust. Efforts to curb the violence included community engagement and targeted programs, but progress was uneven.

If anyone remembers Robert Mills or has information about the shooting in East Oakland on or around March 2, 2008, please come forward.