Donovan Webster was 16 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Merced, California, on February 17, 2014. He had been living in a group home in Madera for about three months and had returned to Merced for roughly 30 minutes that day. Donovan walked to visit his younger brother at a friend’s house and was shot while walking back; his parents, who heard the gunfire from their nearby home, found him and his mother, Redonda Evans, held him as he died.

Police spent hours at the scene collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses but initially had no suspects or a description of the fleeing vehicle. Investigators believed the killing was gang-related. The investigation later produced arrests: 22-year-old Jerome Wynne was arrested in connection with the homicide while already jailed on unrelated weapons and gang enhancements, and a third suspect was arrested in August 2014. The family moved out of town after the murder and remained deeply affected; the aunt publicly questioned whether the right person had been arrested while the father planned to attend court to learn the motive.

If anyone knew Donovan, his movements that day, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.