Robert Lavelle Dell

Death by Force

On October 2, 2012, Robert Lavelle Dell, aged 23, was killed in Oakland, California. Dell's death occurred in the context of ongoing violence in Oakland, where homicide rates have remained alarmingly high over the years, particularly in certain neighborhoods. At the time of his death, Oakland was struggling with an upsurge in gun-related violence, concentrated primarily in specific areas of East and West Oakland. These regions accounted for the majority of the city’s shootings and homicides, r ...Read More