VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than one year later, Virginia Beach police investigators still lack key details in the murder of a military servicemember.
Both Virginia Beach Crime Solvers and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) are ready to shell out thousands of dollars for the person who can help crack the case.
Loved ones of 24-year-old Gabriel Martinez described him as a the baby of the family in an interview with 13News Now in November.
"Always happy, always wanting to help, always wanting to put a smile on everyone's face," brother Willmar Martinez said.
The active-duty sailor was stationed at Naval Station Norfolk. His life was cut short on December 3, 2022, after he attended a Christmas party with colleagues and walked out of Omega Bar in Virginia Beach.
Detectives want to talk to the two men seen in grainy surveillance images. One was wearing a yellow puffer jacket, the other was wearing a white jacket.
The duo was seen traveling in a red Kia Soul on the night of the shooting.
Suspects in Virginia Beach shooting on December 3, 2022 that killed Navy member Gabriel Martinez.
"We don't believe he knew these guys," said Capt. John Orr with the Virginia Beach Police Department. "Whether he went with them willingly or not is unknown. But, he did get in the vehicle with them. The call for service was received a short time after that for gunshots being heard in the area of Pickering Street."
Pickering Street is where Orr said responding officers found Martinez shot. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
More than one year since his killing, authorities are offering a combined reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest.
The board for Virginia Beach Crime Solvers raised its reward from $1,500 to $5,000 Thursday night. NCIS has a separate $5,000 reward on top of that, a public affairs officer confirmed.
"We hope that that might spawn somebody that might have been on the fence on whether or not they would be to turn over information to do so."
Investigators are eager to solve the case. "Especially with Mr. Martinez being a military member, being a young man. He had his entire life in front of him," Orr said.
Family members share the hope for the right person to come forward. "Just justice over all and just peace for us," Willmar told 13News Now in November.
Tipsters don't have to get involved. They don't have to tell police their name or testify in court.
Orr said all they have to do is share what they know by calling the crime line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or P3 Tips online.