FBI releases new lead into murder of college baseball pitcher killed in California park while playing Pokmon GO in 2016
New information regarding the killing of a rising college baseball prospect gunned down while playing Pokémon Go in San Francisco was released on Tuesday — nearly a decade after the case went cold.The FBI released a new sketch of a second person of interest, believed to be involved with the murder of 20-year-old Calvin Riley, who was murdered while at Aquatic Park in San Francisco in 2016.The suspect was described as a bearded, bald man with a chunky face and glasses, while police offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the identity of the suspect.Riley — a standout pitcher for the San Joaquin Delta College Mustangs at the time — was playing the hit mobile game with a friend at the park around 9:50 p.m.on Aug 6, 2016, when a bullet fatally struck him.At the time, authorities stated that two people were observed in the area, and Riley and his friend had noticed someone watching them from the top of a hill that overlooks the park, but couldn’t get a good look at them.The suspect was accused of recording video at the crime scene, according to authorities.
The FBI later said that the first male suspect is believed to be the driver of the vehicle who parked in the area of the unprovoked murder and was with a blonde female, estimated to be 20 to 30 years old.Investigators also found that two suspicious vehicles were in the area — a white 2015 Hyundai Sonata and a dark-colored Audi A3 Wagon. The bureau also noted that there was no confrontation or exchange between Riley or his friend and the persons of interest before he was murdered.The motivation for the killing was unclear.Investigators revealed Riley wasn’t robbed and still had his belongings with him after being gunned down.The case ran cold for nearly 10 years, until Tuesday.Following the development in the case, the young baseball prospect’s father, Sean Riley, praised the FBI for continuing to search for his son’s killer after all these years.“I think they’ve, they�...