Reward Offered For Information On Mesa Drive-By Shooting Suspect

1-year-old Sebastian Duran died from his injuries on Sunday. [Photos courtesy Mesa Police]

The Mesa Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are partnering to offer a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the drive-by shooter who took the life of a 1-year-old boy, Sebastian Duran.

According to police, the shooter was in a car that drove by the scene and open fire from the vehicle. The car was described as a white or silver Kia Soul or another box-shaped type of SUV. It drove westbound toward Tempe after the shooting.

One of the vendor owners returned fire, police are unsure if the car sustained damage.

The investigation is active and ongoing, police said.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211.

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