Otilio Martinez, an 18-year-old from Richmond, California, was shot dead on September 19, 2016, while walking home from work on the 5100 block of Bayview Avenue. The attack happened around 11:00 p.m.; Martinez was shot multiple times at close range and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators recovered about 40 casings and numerous bullet holes, marking a particularly violent crime in a year that saw rising homicides in Richmond.

Family and friends described Martinez as a good kid with no gang affiliations who was attending Contra Costa College and had a loving relationship with his family. Police initially questioned whether the shooting was gang-related; the killing was later tied into a pattern of retaliatory violence in the area. Several suspects were identified and arrested as part of a wider probe into the Swerve Team gang, with charges in multiple violent crimes including Martinez’s murder. The victim’s family expressed hope for justice as the case moved toward trial.

Did anyone who knew Otilio or who was in that neighborhood on September 19, 2016, see anything that could help the investigation?