Juan Carlos Betancourt was 22 when he was shot and killed in East Oakland on August 18, 2009. His death occurred during a year when Oakland recorded 104 homicides and faced persistent problems with gun violence and gang activity, particularly in East Oakland.

The Oakland Police Department was working with limited resources and a lower-than-average homicide clearance rate at the time, and many victims’ families have been left waiting for answers. Betancourt’s homicide remains unsolved, illustrating the broader difficulties investigators faced in finding witnesses and gathering evidence.

If anyone has information about what happened to Juan Carlos Betancourt in East Oakland in August 2009, please share what you know with the Oakland Police Department.