Melissa Gonzalez was 22 when she was killed on January 3, 2020, while driving southbound on Interstate 95 near the Northwest 79th Street exit in Miami. A bullet struck her vehicle and fatally wounded her; she was riding with her boyfriend at the time. Family say Melissa had recently graduated from Florida International University and hoped to attend law school.

Investigators believe Melissa was not the intended target and that a stray bullet came from gunfire reported along Northwest 83rd Street, which runs parallel to I-95. Surveillance footage from nearby businesses reportedly captured a dark-colored four-door car and people fleeing the area where the shots were fired, but no arrests have been made. The Miami-Dade Police Department is continuing the investigation and a $7,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

Melissa’s brother Adolfo Gonzalez traveled from Cuba to Miami in the family’s search for answers, and the family has pushed for recording surveillance along that stretch of I-95. The family continues to mourn and honor her memory at the site of the shooting.

Does anyone have information that could help bring Melissa’s killer to justice?