On the afternoon of August 12, 2020, a verbal dispute in the street near 54 E. Harrison Ave. in Salt Lake City ended in gunfire and the death of 49-year-old Luis Melendez, a Hispanic male. According to witness accounts, an argument between Melendez and two other men escalated until one of the suspects raised a handgun and fired a single shot to Melendez’s head. Melendez, who had been with his bicycle, fell in the middle of the street; responding Salt Lake City Police officers arrived around 5:20 p.m. and attempted resuscitation but were unsuccessful.

Investigators identified 24-year-old Siosiua Tonga Ositamani as the primary suspect after an anonymous tip and surveillance footage linked him to the scene. Video from a residence on Major Street showed the shooter getting into the passenger side of a black Mitsubishi Eclipse; the driver later told police he transported the suspect and another man out of the neighborhood. Ositamani was brought in, read his Miranda rights and confessed, saying he felt belittled during the argument and fired once. He was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated robbery and obstructing justice and held without bail. Authorities released images of a person of interest wearing a Raiders hat seen with Ositamani; that second individual had not been identified.

Did anyone see activity near 54 E. Harrison Ave. that afternoon or recognize the person in the Raiders hat?