On June 18, 2024, at about 1:10 a.m., 26-year-old Alex Hamilton was fatally shot while staying with friends at an apartment complex in the 1800 block of College Boulevard in Oceanside, California. A single bullet was fired through a bedroom window and struck Hamilton in the head. Several occupants fled and others hid in a bathroom until police arrived; Hamilton was taken to Palomar Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Oceanside Police detectives later arrested three suspects on July 18, 2024: 31-year-old Bryan Lee Teater of Oceanside, 23-year-old Mason William Brant of Vista, and 19-year-old Elijah Gabriel Marrero of Vista. Teater and Brant were already in custody on unrelated charges when they were arrested in connection with Hamilton’s death. Authorities have not released a motive or identified which suspect fired the fatal shot. The investigation remains active and police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Zachary Knox at (760) 435-4333 or the Anonymous Tip Line at (760) 435-4730.

Hamilton’s family, friends, and the local community have held vigils and memorials remembering him as kind and compassionate. Does anyone have information about that night or about Hamilton’s movements at the apartment complex?