Eric Mendoza was 27 when he was shot and killed in San Jose, California, on April 3, 2014. He was sitting in his red Toyota Corolla near Lanai Avenue and Denali Way, just east of Highway 101, around 5:25 a.m. while moving his car for street sweeping. Mendoza, a father of a six-month-old boy and a machinist in Belmont, was found slumped over after his vehicle crashed into a parked car; his wife initially did not see his body because of his position in the car.

Investigators reported the neighborhood had known gang activity involving the Sureños and Norteños and said Mendoza was not involved in gangs. Authorities suspected the red car may have been mistaken for a rival gang member’s vehicle, making Mendoza an apparent innocent target.

Does anyone have information about Mendoza, his movements that morning, or the area near Lanai Avenue and Denali Way around April 3, 2014?