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Mother demands answers as SFPD updates seven-year-old homicide; tip line and reward noted
Summary
Commander Hector Saenz updated the commission on a seven-year-old homicide investigation and urged witnesses to call an anonymous tip line; the mayor's office authorized a reward and the DA offers witness relocation for cooperators.
Paulette Brown addressed the commission on the seventh anniversary of her son Aubrey's death and named several people she said were associated with the homicide file. Brown said media coverage and repeated appeals had not produced arrests and urged investigators and the public to act.
Inspector Hector Saenz, commander of investigations, told the commission the case remains active but investigators face limited witness cooperation. "We continue to follow-up on this case," Saenz said, summarizing prior actions including canvasses, photo'spread interviews, ballistic comparisons and search warrants. He said homicide units and task forces periodically re'approach suspects and arrested individuals to seek new cooperation.
Saenz provided an anonymous tip line for anyone with information: (415) 575'4444, and described the kinds of evidence that could move the case forward, including eyewitnesses, locations of firearms or clothing believed worn by suspects. He also said the mayor's office authorized a reward in the case and that the district attorney's witness relocation program could be used for cooperating witnesses.
Brown and family members repeatedly urged more aggressive follow'up; commissioners and the chief expressed sympathy and reiterated that usable evidence and testimony are required to obtain prosecutable cases. No new arrests were reported at the meeting.
