Newsom Offers $50K for Cold Case Tips

It's April 24th.

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced $50,000 to crack open cold cases across California.

He's spotlighting three right now, two from Butte County and one in Sacramento.

All unsolved shootings begging for fresh tips.

In Butte County, 25-year-old Mark Thompson got fatally shot in a remote spot back on September

3rd, 2014.

Then there's 20-year-old Tyler Dixon, killed while sleeping in his tent at a campsite

on July 3rd, 2021.

These cases hit hard in a tight-knit area.

Over in Sacramento, Anthony Barraja took a bullet to the chest from a drive-by in a home

deepal parking lot on Medovee Road, June 28th, 2015.

Families are still waiting for justice after all these years.

This falls under Newsom's rewards for unsolved cases program, where law enforcement recommends

the files and tips leading to arrests and convictions.

Cash-in.

Big.

Butte County folks can hit up Sergeant Patrick McNeilis or Sergeant Tristan Harper at 530-538-7671.

Sacramento tips go to police investigations at 916-808-0650.

Cold cases like these remind us.

Justice doesn't fade.

Drop a tip if you know something, and let's get these families some closure.