Mohammad Othman was 17 and a senior at Carlmont High School when he was shot to death on January 7, 2019. He was found in the parking lot of Central Elementary School in Belmont, California, with a fatal gunshot wound. Othman was a popular football player described as having a strong sense of humor and a positive presence among classmates.

Investigators say Othman and a friend had arranged to meet a group to buy marijuana, but the meeting was a setup intended to rob them. Othman had brought show money but not enough to complete the purchase; during the encounter guns were drawn and Othman was shot. The case involved multiple people and conflicting statements, and authorities struggled to determine which person fired the fatal shot.

Nearly three years after the killing, four suspects were arrested: 23-year-old Ruben Gonzalez Magallanes from Indianapolis, 21-year-old Antonio Valencia from Concord, a 19-year-old from South San Francisco, and a 17-year-old from Mountain View (the two younger suspects were not named). Some defendants are being tried as juveniles and others as adults. Anyone who knew Mohammad or has information about the night of January 7, 2019, is asked to come forward.