OCEANSIDE, CA — The Oceanside Police Department has increased the reward to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the 2016 homicide of Brandon Keiser. Just days ago, the reward totaled $11,000. The increase includes $1,000 from San Diego County Crime Stoppers and a significantly enhanced contribution from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), reflecting a continued commitment to solving this case.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Kenny Cooper stated, “ATF’s highest priority is protecting the safety and well-being of our community from gun violence. Alongside our trusted partners at the Oceanside Police Department, we are actively pursuing every available resource to identify, investigate, and bring those responsible to justice.”
On March 22, 2016, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Oceanside police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 400 block of S. Freeman Street. Officers arrived on scene and found the victim, Brandon Keiser, a 35-year-old Oceanside resident, lying on the sidewalk in front of 410 S. Freeman Street. Keiser suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a smaller, dark-colored 4-door sedan with a single red-light bar across the trunk, connecting the two taillights. This description is like that of a 2013-2016 Dodge Dart. On the night of the murder, Keiser returned home after purchasing a pizza from Domino’s Pizza at 301 Mission in downtown Oceanside. Police are asking for any witnesses who may have interacted with Keiser in or around the pizza shop or witnessed anything suspicious in this area
Law enforcement is also investigating the possibility that Keiser’s murder is connected to another shooting that occurred three weeks earlier on Feb. 27, 2016, in San Marcos, California. This was an attempted murder of a Hispanic Male Adult that occurred at around 11 p.m. at 349 Palm Road, near the campus of Palomar College in San Marcos. Anyone with information on this case is also asked to contact the police.
The Oceanside Police Department remains fully committed to this investigation,” said Oceanside Police Chief Taurino Valdovinos. “We hope this increased reward will generate new leads and assist us in bringing this case to a resolution.
Anyone with information on the identity and or location of the person(s) responsible for this murder is asked to call the Oceanside Police Department’s Investigation Tip Line at (760) 435-4573 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Anonymous email and text messages can be sent via www.sdcrimestoppers.org
