Seventeen-year-old Gurnoor Singh Nahal was found dead in his family’s garage in Sacramento on November 8, 2016, after officers responded to a shooting in the 5700 block of Kandinsky Way. He had left work at his father’s retail store about 10:30 p.m. and was driving home; police arrived roughly ten minutes later and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators have said Gurnoor may have been followed from the store, since he had collected cash that day, but no money was taken from the scene. The homicide investigation remains active and detectives have been canvassing the neighborhood and interviewing potential witnesses. No arrests have been announced. The case has not been classified as a hate crime, though members of the Sikh community expressed concerns about bias as a possible motive.

Gurnoor’s school, Inderkum High School, provided mental health support to students and staff after his death. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with the Sacramento Police Department.