On the morning of August 5, 2017, a passerby found 25-year-old German Garcia Paredes of Brentwood lying on the sidewalk in the 3500 block of Rhode Island Avenue in Mount Rainier, Maryland. First responders arrived about 6:15 a.m.; Garcia Paredes had suffered significant trauma to his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Prince George’s County Police Department ruled the death a homicide and launched an investigation.

Authorities sought the public’s help, offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment. Despite that appeal and follow-up work, the case went cold; no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. The family remains without answers about what led to his killing.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Rhode Island Avenue the morning of August 5, 2017, or has information about German Garcia Paredes, please come forward.