Jacob Velasquez, 24, of Oakland, California, was shot and killed on March 5, 2014, about 10:35 p.m. He was found shot multiple times inside a sport utility vehicle in the 2500 block of 11th Avenue near Bella Vista Elementary School.

A longtime friend, Jonathan Rhone, was arrested and charged in the killing. Rhone at first denied being the shooter and pointed to another suspect, but later admitted removing Velasquez from the SUV and trying to destroy evidence by cleaning blood and disposing of shell casings. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office reached a plea agreement: Rhone pled no contest to voluntary manslaughter and received an 11-year state prison term, a resolution that Velasquez’s family described as deeply disappointing. The prosecution did not say whether Rhone was believed to be the shooter or whether the other suspect was ever charged.

Velasquez had recently been hired as a firefighter with the Sacramento Fire Department and was described as having a bright future. Does anyone have information about the events that night or the other person mentioned in the case?