Gov. Gavin Newsom offers reward to solve 2015 cold case in South Sacramento shootings

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced two $50,000 rewards for information towards two unsolved murders, including a south Sacramento shooting from 2015, his office announced Monday.

Anthony Barajas, 20, was in a Home Depot parking lot on Meadowview Road on June 28, 2015, when he was shot in the chest by someone in a passing car. He later died at a hospital.

Surveillance video from a nearby gas station showed the gunman’s vehicle, a 1997 to 2005 Buick Century sedan, but the evidence has not led to a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sacramento Police Department at 916-808-0650.

Another reward has been offered in hopes of solving the 2011 murder of Sarah Roberts, 26, in Fresno. Roberts was on her phone outside a party on New Year’s Eve when she was shot. She later died at the hospital. Investigators believe that she was mistakenly struck by gunfire from a rival gang shootout.

This story was originally published December 30, 2019 at 5:13 PM.