Aquaylis Chavis

Death by Force

Aquaylis Chavis, a 28-year-old man from Oakland, California, was killed on February 11, 2008. Chavis’s death was part of a series of homicides that contributed to the city's total of 125 homicides in 2008, a year marked by persistently high rates of violence in Oakland. His homicide is one of many that remain unsolved, which has left numerous families like Chavis’s without answers or justice.

The circumstances of Chavis's death reflect the broader issues with unsolved homicides in O ...Read More

Surge in killings outrages Oakland - East Bay Times

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