Picture of 11-Year-Old Alana Williams

OAKLAND (BCN)  -- Oakland police handed out more than 250 flyers Friday morning to  remind residents the department is still looking for leads in the hit-and-run  incident that killed 11-year-old Alana Williams on Oct. 16.

Williams was a sixth grader at Frick Middle School when she was  killed nearby at a four-way stop at 64th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

She had just stepped off a school bus and was crossing the street  when she was hit, police said. The driver fled, and no suspects have been  arrested.

The incident happened at 8:08 on a Friday morning, so police  handed out flyers between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. today at the intersection.

"We know there's somebody who knows who did this," Oakland police  spokesman Jeff Thomason said. "The driver is still out there, and we need to  bring closure to this case."

Officers stood on both sides of Foothill Boulevard and gave flyers  with information about the case to motorists while they were stopped at the  intersection.

Thomason said he didn't know of any other instances in which the  department had handed out flyers in the community a month after an incident.

He said it was important to let people in the area know that  police are still investigating the case and plan to keep doing so.

"No parent should ever have to go through losing a young child,"  he said. "Eleven years old is too young."

The flyers contained details about the fatal hit-and-run and  information about a $10,000 reward that is being offered to anyone who  provides information that leads to an arrest in the case. Award recipients  can remain anonymous to the public, Thomason said.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact  Officer Bellusa with the Oakland Police Department's traffic investigation  section at (510) 750-6594.
 
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