$1K Reward Offered In 19-Year-Old San Diego Murder Case

SAN DIEGO, CA — Authorities sought the public's help Tuesday in identifying and locating the gunman who fatally shot a man 19 years ago in San Diego.

Andre Mahan, 31, was shot to death at 2:30 a.m. Aug. 19, 2006, inside an apartment in the 4600 block of Nogal Street, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Police said the suspect entered the apartment and fatally shot Mahan. The suspect also shot at his wife, but she was not injured. Her name was not released.

It was unclear what prompted the shooting, but police have been trying to find the killer for nearly 20 years.

The gunman was described as a man between 17 and 18 years old. He was wearing a red T-shirt over a white T-shirt and a black pantyhose-type material cap on his head.

Mahan was survived by his wife and two young children.

Authorities asked anyone with information to call the department's Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest.