Harris Walter was 26 when he was shot and killed in Oakland on August 21, 2010. He was found in East Oakland with fatal gunshot wounds in a neighborhood that was experiencing rising levels of violent crime at the time.

The Oakland Police Department opened an investigation but investigators faced obstacles: elevated homicide rates in concentrated areas of East and West Oakland and a shortage of witnesses willing to come forward made solving cases difficult. Clearance rates in the city were notably low, and Walter’s death remains unsolved.

Anyone with information about Walter or that night in East Oakland is asked to contact the Oakland Police.