Alexander Apalit was 21 when he was shot to death the evening of April 18, 2009, in San Francisco. The shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. while he was a passenger in a vehicle on Otsego Avenue near Santa Ynez in the Mission Terrace neighborhood. Apalit was struck multiple times.

No arrests were reported immediately after the killing. The San Francisco Police Department has offered a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible, and the case remains an active investigation. Apalit’s death affected his Daly City community and was one of several homicides that weekend in the city.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or recalls seeing activity on Otsego Avenue near Santa Ynez around 9:15 p.m., please contact the San Francisco Police Department.