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FBI, LAPD Raise Reward to $1 Million in Hunt for Fugitive Omar Cardenas

Investigators cite surveillance footage alongside a recovered vehicle linking him to the 2019 Sylmar killing.

Overview

  • Authorities say Cardenas, 30, fatally shot 46-year-old Jabali Dumas outside the Hair Icon Barber Shop in Sylmar on Aug. 15, 2019.
  • A local murder warrant was issued in April 2020, a federal unlawful-flight warrant followed in September 2021, and he was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted list in 2022.
  • The reward has climbed from $100,000 to $250,000 and now to $1 million to spur public tips and overcome years on the run.
  • LAPD and FBI officials describe Cardenas as armed and dangerous with known gang ties, and say he may be in Mexico with full extradition authority in place.
  • Tipsters can contact the FBI at 800-225-5324 or submit information at tips.fbi.gov, with anonymity available.