Police seek second suspect in 2020 homicide of 17-year-old Sacramento High senior
Detectives are seeking an outstanding suspect in the October 2020 shooting death of a 17-year-old Sacramento High School senior, and police on Thursday released new surveillance photos of that suspect in a vehicle.
Authorities found Jaylen Betschart with a gunshot wound in a car that had crashed into a pole along Jackson Road on Oct. 3. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sacramento Police Department days later announced the arrest of a 17-year-old.
The department in a news release Thursday said detectives are looking to identify a second suspect in the homicide and released photos of this suspect driving what authorities say appears to be a 2012 Dodge Avenger.
The car is gray or silver, photos show, and does not have a front license plate. The driver’s face is not visible in any of the images released.
“He is described as having a large build and can be seen wearing a white T-shirt,” the news release said, but no other suspect description or details were available.
Anyone with information on the subject’s identity or whereabouts is asked to contact the Sacramento Police Department.
This story was originally published March 4, 2021 at 2:11 PM.
