On Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, 46-year-old Matthew Matt Earl Holt of South Jordan, Utah, was found dead in his parked car near 3200 South and 900 West in Salt Lake City. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound in what police investigated as a homicide; the attack was described as a random act of violence that unfolded in about 20 seconds.

Investigators released surveillance images of a silver Chevrolet Sonic hatchback seen in the area. A family reward of $10,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest. On May 14 an off-duty officer in Tooele County spotted the Sonic, leading to the arrest of 35-year-old Jeffrey Ray Shepherd of Tooele. Shepherd confessed, saying he approached Holt’s car intending to rob him, demanded and received money at gunpoint, then shot Holt, disposed of the shell casing, gun and clothing, and washed blood from his vehicle.

In October 2017 Shepherd pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of first-degree felony murder; in December he was sentenced to 15 years to life. Friends and family remembered Holt as kind and generous and said he had been harmless. Does anyone have information about Holt’s final movements that morning or remember seeing that Chevrolet Sonic in the area?