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On the evening of January 13, 2017, 15-year-old Jimmy Vasquez, a freshman at Chelsea High School, was fatally shot around 5:30 p.m. near Shurtleff and Bellingham Streets in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was with a group of friends when a car approached and an individual inside opened fire; another 15-year-old in the group was wounded in the foot and survived.

Authorities said at least nine rounds were fired from a 9mm handgun with a 30-round magazine and a red laser sight. Investigators used witness interviews and surveillance footage, including video showing a gray 2010 Toyota Corolla leaving the scene and turning the wrong way down a one-way street. In March 2018, 21-year-old Juan Carlos Matos Figueroa of Somerville was arrested and later indicted on charges that included first-degree murder, armed assault with intent to murder, and firearm offenses; prosecutors say he was a passenger who fired on the unarmed teenagers.

District Attorney Daniel Conley described Jimmy as an innocent young man who was not involved in gangs and was hanging out with friends that evening. Did anyone in the community see the Corolla or have information about the shooting that could help the case?