Crime & Safety
Police Offer $200K Reward For Information On Unsolved 2016 Homicide
Keron Lamotte was killed while observing an artist painting a mural on the side of a building at a San Francisco intersection.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Police Department announced a $200,000 reward Monday for information about a 2016 homicide that left a 22-year-old man dead.
Police said at an Oct. 3 news conference that they authorized the reward for any information that leads them to the suspects responsible for the fatal shooting of San Francisco resident Keron Lamotte.
Around 7 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2016, officers responded to the corner of Broad Street and Plymouth Avenue in the Oceanview neighborhood on reports of a shooting.
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Lamotte and another man in his 50's were located at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
Despite live-saving measures, Lamottte died at the scene.
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The second victim survived after being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Neighborhood representative John Avalos said in a 2016 statement that the shooting had occurred shortly before a mural painting event was set to take place in the area.
According to police, Lamotte was killed while observing an artist painting a mural on the side of a building at the intersection.
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