The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Noah Martinez, who was fatally shot last June in Boyle Heights.
“The motive of this homicide still remains unclear. Detectives have canvassed for witnesses and additional evidence, but no witnesses have been identified in this case,” according to the motion introduced by Councilmembers Kevin de León and Monica Rodriguez.
A monetary reward “might provide an incentive for reluctant witnesses to come forward with the objective to solve this murder and provide the family with a sense of justice and closure,” the motion reads.
The reward offer will be in effect for six months from the date of its advertisement by the city clerk, according to the motion.
Martinez, 25, was walking home from his job as a janitor around 4:30 a.m. on June 13 last year when he was shot and killed near the intersection of Emery and Spence streets.
Despite medical efforts by police and paramedics, Martinez succumbed to his injuries at the scene, according to a press release from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Martinez was killed just as his family was coping with the loss of their other son, Andrew, who had died a month earlier to cancer, according to reporting by NBC Los Angeles.
Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Arroyo or Detective Abundis of the Operations Central Bureau Homicide, at (213) 996-4104. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-527-3247. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).
