On the night of October 10, 2015, 24-year-old Mustafa Albowyha was fatally shot in Oakland, California. He and his 22-year-old cousin, Mohamed Sbeih, were both killed in the Fruitvale District, near the 3600 block of Foothill Boulevard. The two men were standing on the street corner when a gunman approached them on foot and opened fire, fleeing the scene shortly afterward. It remains unclear why the two were at that location or what motivated the attack. The assailant's identity and the motive for the shooting have yet to be determined.
Albowyha and his cousin were not residents of the area where they were killed, adding to the mystery surrounding the circumstances of their deaths. Law enforcement struggled to uncover additional leads, and no immediate arrests were made following the incident. The case highlights the ongoing challenges of violent crime in Oakland and the difficulty in solving such homicides in the absence of clear motives or witnesses coming forward.
