Mikele Veion Labeau

On February 17, 2008, Mikele Veion Labeau, age 38, was killed in Oakland, California. The homicide took place in an area of the city that had experienced significant violence over the years. Like many other murders in Oakland at the time, the killing of Labeau occurred within the 100 blocks in East and West Oakland that have consistently been the center of much of the city's violent crime. The region, plagued by gang activity and the illegal flow of firearms, has historically struggled with high ...