From Kim Minugh:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is offering a $50,000 reward for information in the 2008 killing of 18-year-old Colin Reid Jr. in North Sacramento.
Halloween will mark the one-year anniversary of Reid's death. Just five days after his 18th birthday, Reid was shot in the head outside the apartment complex where he lived with his father on Lampasas Avenue.
Friends and educators interviewed by The Bee at the time said he had befriended a motivated student, rededicated himself to school and was on track to graduate this past spring. He had hopes of attending American River College next, and had an appointment scheduled to tour the campus at the time of his death.
Reid was thinking about the future and wanted to do right by his infant daughter, those who knew him said.
Police Chief Rick Braziel requested the reward from the governor's office, according to a news release. Detectives suspect there are witnesses to the homicide that have not come forward, and they hope the reward will provide an incentive, said Sgt. Norm Leong, police spokesman.
"We are in need of help," Leong said.
In addition to the $50,000 promised by the governor's office, the Crime Alert organization also is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Reid's killer or killers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP. Callers can remain anonymous.
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