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# SMPD offer $25,000 reward in murder case
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smpd-offer-25-000-reward-in-murder-case/
- Published: 2004-04-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:13:10.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*Jalonnie Carter was gunned down in September of 2003*

*By Daily Press staff*

Still searching for clues after more than seven months, police on Tuesday were authorized to offer a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed a Santa Monica teenager last year.

Jalonnie Carter, 19, was shot in the back with a.22-caliber gun in an alley east of 20th Street, less than a block from the apartment he shared with his mother and stepfather. He died a few hours later at a local hospital. A few days after the shooting, police arrested a suspect, but prosecutors decided not to press charges for lack of evidence. The incident was the only homicide in Santa Monica last year.

Without discussion, the City Council on Tuesday agreed to offer the money. As of last week, an anonymous tip line offering up to $1,000 for information leading to a conviction in the case hadn’t netted any information.

“I would’ve certainly hoped someone who had information would have come forward because it was the right thing to do,” Mayor Pro Tem Kevin McKeown said on Wednesday. “But I hope this brings people forward with information.”

Anyone with information is urged to call the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 458-8491\. Callers who wish to remain anonymous, yet still become eligible for a reward, also may call the WeTip national hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463).

“It is our belief that a witness or persons with knowledge to this crime would be of assistance in bringing the killer or killers to justice,” reads a press release issued by the SMPD.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 15, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041504.pdf?ref=smdp.com)