Imer Eliu Alvarado, 34, was shot multiple times and killed in Fresno, California, in the early hours of May 17, 2017. The shooting occurred around 3 a.m. near Fourth Street and Belmont Avenue. Alvarado, a member of the LGBT community, was reportedly dressed in drag at the time, a detail that led to initial confusion about gender identity before it was clarified that he was a gay man who sometimes wore women’s clothing.

Friends and advocates said the killing was treated as a hate crime and that the sound of multiple gunshots did not prompt an immediate 911 call, which delayed police response and increased community outrage. Surveillance footage reportedly captured a scuffle between Alvarado and the man later identified as a suspect just before the shooting, and a warrant for that suspect’s arrest was issued the following year.

If anyone knew Alvarado or has information about the events around Fourth Street and Belmont Avenue that morning, please come forward.