On the evening of December 30, 2011, 5-year-old Gabriel Martinez Jr. was tragically shot and killed while playing near his father's taco truck in East Oakland, California. The incident occurred at the corner of International Boulevard and 55th Avenue, an area known for its challenges with crime. Gabriel was the third young child killed by gunfire in Oakland in a span of just five months, highlighting a devastating pattern of violence that was affecting the community.
Gabriel's father, G
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