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Robert Blanton, a 32-year-old African American man from San Antonio, Texas, was shot and killed on June 2, 2014, minutes before his 33rd birthday while driving on the city’s East Side. He and a woman were heading to a weed house in a Mercury Grand Marquis when shots were fired at their car; Blanton was hit several times and later died at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. Investigators found shell casings on Hays Street and evidence that bullets also struck two other cars and an SUV.

Authorities believe the shots came from a 1999 Buick Roadmaster, which police later recovered, and drugs were discovered at Blanton’s home. Robert’s twin brother, Reginald Blanton, had been executed in October 2009 for a 2000 robbery and shooting; Robert and his girlfriend told police Reginald was responsible for Robert’s killing, but Reginald’s lawyers said those statements were coerced and he maintained his innocence. No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved; San Antonio Crime Stoppers has offered a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Did anyone in the area know Robert or see a 1999 Buick Roadmaster near Hays Street on June 2, 2014?