Jabarri Rafael Butts, 36, was shot and killed on April 29, 2015, in the 500 block of South Vincent Avenue in West Covina, California. He was found behind a Social Security office building in an area frequented by homeless people and had multiple gunshot wounds to his head and body; he was pronounced dead at the scene after police responded to reports of gunfire.

Investigators quickly identified 33-year-old Manuel Jerome Lujan of La Puente as the primary suspect; he was arrested the following day on suspicion of murder and related crimes. Prosecutors say Lujan had been involved in a string of violent incidents in the days before the killing, including an April 26 armed robbery in Valinda and erratic, armed behavior in West Covina on the day Butts was shot. After the homicide, Lujan allegedly went to a former girlfriend’s home, threw rocks at a window and fired shots when she looked outside; she suffered minor injuries from shattered glass.

Surveillance footage and witness statements were cited in tying Lujan to the incidents. Charges reported by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office included first-degree murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm and robbery, with a special allegation that a firearm was personally and intentionally discharged causing great bodily injury and death. If anyone has information about Jabarri Butts, his movements that day, or the locations described, please share what is known.