Lamar Murphy was 16 and a high school junior from Hayward, California when he was shot and killed on January 23, 2017. He was riding his bicycle to a neighborhood store in unincorporated Alameda County at about 6:45 p.m. when two suspects targeted him at the corner of Princeton Street and Smalley Avenue. One suspect, described as a Hispanic male in his teens or early twenties, reportedly exited a silver Ford Explorer and fired multiple shots before fleeing in the vehicle driven by an accomplice.

Family and friends remember Lamar as respectful, nonviolent and intent on attending college and becoming a nurse. His father, Phillip Rushing, and his mother, Tonya Richards, have urged for answers; the community held vigils and released balloons in his memory. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. No arrests have been announced.

If anyone saw activity near Princeton and Smalley on the evening of January 23, 2017, or has other information about the silver Ford Explorer or the suspects, please share what is known.