Beloved Fil-Am restaurant co-owner shot dead in Oakland

Lucky Three Seven, co-owned by the victim, Jun Anabo, is a popular restaurant and community hub at Fruitvale and Brookdale avenues. INSTAGRAM

OAKLAND, California — A popular co-owner of a Filipino restaurant was killed in a shooting Wednesday night, May 18 in an East Oakland neighborhood.

Jun Anabo, 39, co-owner of Lucky Three Seven, was shot dead by an unknown assailant as he was closing up for the day.

Lucky Three Seven is a popular restaurant and community hub at Fruitvale and Brookdale avenues. It is known for its G-Fire chicken wings, “XL” lumpia, juicy longganisa and other Filipino dishes. Customers often line up around the block to wait for their orders.

Jun Anabo, 39, co-owner of Lucky Three Seven, was shot dead by an unknown assailant as he was closing up for the day. GOFUNDME

 A friend said Anabo was closing up and was looking forward to his 40^th birthday celebration on May 28. Anabo has an 11-year-old son.

Oakland police officers found Anabo shot when they responded around 9:45 p.m. to the 2800 block of Brookdale, the same block as the restaurant, police said. An ambulance took him to a hospital, where he died, police said.

Grieving family members, friends and customers set up a flower-filled memorial in front of the restaurant, which will remain closed until further notice.

The homicide is the 43rd of the year investigated by Oakland police. The CHP has investigated three fatal shootings that have happened on Oakland freeways.

 Anyone with information may contact at 510-238-3326 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.