OCEANSIDE — Authorities announced an increased reward of $25,000 today for help in solving a 2016 killing in Oceanside.
Shortly after 10 p.m. on March 22, 2016, patrol officers responding to a report of a shooting found 35-year-old Brandon Keiser lying mortally wounded on a sidewalk in the 400 block of South Freeman Street in his hometown of Oceanside, according to the Oceanside Police Department.
Keiser died before paramedics could take him to a hospital.
He was shot after returning home from buying a pizza at a business on Mission Avenue, less than a half-mile from where he was killed, according to investigators.
Witnesses reported that the shooter or shooters fled in a small, dark-colored four-door sedan, possibly a late-model Dodge Dart.
Previously, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and San Diego County Crime Stoppers posted rewards of $10,000 and $1,000, respectively, for information that could help detectives determine who killed Keiser. The agencies have since raised that bounty by $14,000.
“The increase includes $1,000 from San Diego County Crime Stoppers and a significantly enhanced contribution from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, reflecting a continued commitment to solving this case,” Oceanside police spokesperson Gina Avalos said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or submit a tip online at sdcrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
