Jovan Reed, 32, was killed in the early hours of December 24, 2018, in the India Basin neighborhood of San Francisco. ShotSpotter alerted officers about 1:15 a.m., and police found Reed inside his vehicle on the 1300 block of Evans Avenue with a gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators determined Reed had been shot before the car crash.

San Francisco Police Department’s homicide unit opened a thorough investigation. In the days afterward officers arrested 22-year-old Jonathan Escobar following a three-hour standoff in the Mission District; Escobar was linked to the murder of another victim, Luis Velasquez-Mejia, while detectives continued to explore any possible connections to Reed’s death.

Anyone with information about Reed, his movements that night, or the crash on Evans Avenue is urged to come forward.