Tyree Xavier Scott, 20, was killed in a drive-by shooting on August 16, 2021, on Elsie Avenue near Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento. Several drivers called 911 just after 6 p.m. to report the shooting. Tyree was struck seven times; one bullet to the back of the head was fatal.

Investigators obtained surveillance footage showing a dark sedan as the suspect vehicle and witnesses said shots came from the passenger side. Video placed Joshua Lee Atkinson entering the sedan’s passenger seat minutes before the shooting. After the shooting, a group of men were seen removing the sedan’s license plates and covering the car with a sheet; officers later detained people connected to the vehicle and recovered a 9mm pistol from the car that forensics matched to the shell casings at the scene. Atkinson was arrested the following day and charged with first-degree murder.

Who in the neighborhood might have seen the dark sedan that evening or noticed people removing plates from a car?