Isiah Murrietta-Golding was 16 when he was shot and killed by Fresno Police Department Sgt. Ray Villalvazo on April 16, 2017. Isiah was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by officers; he fled, was pursued, and was shot in the back of the head as he attempted to climb a daycare fence. Reports say he was unarmed and that police suspected him and his brother of involvement in a homicide.

The shooting prompted reviews by the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office, and the City of Fresno’s Office of Independent Review; each concluded the use of lethal force was justified. Surveillance and body camera footage of the incident, including footage of another officer complimenting Villalvazo as Isiah lay dying, intensified public outrage. Isiah’s family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging Fourth, First and Fourteenth Amendment violations and state claims of negligence and assault and battery; the city agreed to a $4.9 million settlement in 2021. The District Attorney declined to file criminal charges against Villalvazo.

If anyone knew Isiah, saw the events that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.