Victor Velásquez, a 22-year-old resident of Indio, California, was shot in the upper body and died at John F. Kennedy Hospital in Indio on October 19, 2018. Family members reported hearing a gunshot and finding Velásquez in a bedroom with two other males when the injury was discovered.

Investigators from the Indio Police Department’s Major Crimes and Street Crimes units identified 18-year-old Jorge Quinart of Thermal as the primary suspect. Quinart reportedly fled the scene and remained at large; the firearm used in the shooting had not been recovered. Police interviewed everyone involved and conducted search operations while the family pursued funeral expenses through a GoFundMe.

This was the city’s second homicide that year and the 13th in the Coachella Valley. Does anyone have information that could help locate Quinart or shed light on what happened that night?