Isaiah Bridgett was 22 and a resident of North Highlands, California when he was shot in the head during the early morning of July 29, 2017. The shooting happened at a large house party on Plumber Way attended by an estimated 200 to 300 people. Bridgett was sitting in the backseat of a car preparing to leave when a man reportedly approached, asked if Bridgett knew what was happening at the party, then opened fire. Another man was struck in the arm and survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

Calls about gunfire came into the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office around 3 a.m., though some party-goers initially thought the sounds were fireworks. Investigators say Bridgett and the other victim had not been involved in earlier altercations, and mistaken identity was considered. No suspects or suspect descriptions had been released and the case remained unsolved. Bridgett’s mother, Aquanetta Gordon, and the family sought justice while the community raised funds to help with funeral expenses.

If anyone was at the Plumber Way party or has information about who approached the car that night, please come forward.