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Ismail Abouabid was 20 when he was found dead in San Diego on January 15, 2020. He had recently moved to the city and was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound while seated behind the wheel of a parked vehicle in the Southcrest neighborhood. Witnesses said he had been seen with three teenagers shortly before he was killed.

Investigators later concluded the killing grew out of a marijuana purchase that went wrong. The prosecution identified 18-year-old Raheem Malik Meals as the primary suspect, alleging Meals arranged to buy marijuana from Abouabid, then robbed and fatally shot him in the head. Meals was arrested in August 2020 and charged with robbery and murder; he was tried and convicted on counts including first-degree murder and robbery, with a special-circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of a robbery.

If anyone knew Ismail, his movements in San Diego, or who he was seen with in Southcrest around January 15, 2020, please share what you know.