Eighteen-year-old Mario Navarro was fatally shot on January 23, 2023, during a music video shoot at a Valero gas station on the 5900 block of MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. while a crowd of roughly 40 to 50 people had gathered. Multiple shooters exchanged gunfire, killing Navarro and wounding several others who were later reported in stable condition.

Oakland police treated the incident as a targeted attack possibly tied to gang activity and said multiple people fired weapons. On March 1, 2023, 21-year-old Brian Cruz of San Leandro was arrested on suspicion of murder and related charges; he was on probation for a prior felony gun conviction from October 2022. Cruz was later charged with nine felony counts, including murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and possession of a firearm, and was held without bail at Santa Rita Jail.

The shooting drew outrage from community members and officials concerned about gun violence and public safety.