Vineet Maharaj was 32 and a Richmond, California resident when he was fatally shot on October 3, 2019. He was in a parked vehicle in the North & East neighborhood with two others when a volley of 13 gunshots struck the car. Maharaj and 18-year-old Tyzion Harris were killed; the third occupant suffered life-threatening injuries but was later reported stable.

ShotSpotter detected the gunfire around 3:47 p.m., and a neighbor’s surveillance camera recorded the sound and captured a dark blue Ford Explorer driving by shortly after. Investigators have sought the driver of that vehicle as a possible witness, conducted door-to-door inquiries, and reported no arrests and no identified motive.

Family members, including Vineet’s father Vinod Maharaj, appealed for anyone with information to come forward. Did anyone in the Richmond area see that dark blue Ford Explorer or otherwise witness the shooting on October 3, 2019?