Police Seek Suspects, Motive in Fatal Shooting

Twenty-year-old Kyre Thomas was shot multiple times while he was sitting in his car near the intersection of Knox and North Sixth Street and police are asking for the public's help to solve the murder.

Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of gunfire last Monday, December 26, around 10:15 p.m. They found Thomas suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. emergency medical personnel attempted to save Thomas with life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives and crime lab personnel spent many hours at the scene collecting evidence, including several dozen expended shell casings, according to Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) spokesperson Lt. Ray Kelly. 

"It appears the victim was the intended target of the shooting," he said. Several other cars in the area were damaged by the gunfire, according to reports.

Thomas' grandmother, Bonita Thomas, said she was grief-stricken at the news and told local television reporters that Kyre's tragedy is that his life was just starting.

"I want to be his voice, and I want justice for my grandson," Mrs. Thomas said. "I don't know, per se, what exactly he was doing, but all I know is at the end of the day, he was loved, and he will be truly missed." 

In a follow-up question, Mrs. Thomas asked whoever is responsible for shooting Kyre to please stop.

"I would say stop the violence. Stop the killing. We need our black men. We need our men, period, you know," Thomas said.

Anyone with information is asked to call ACSO at 510 667-7721.