Vladimir Esquivel, 29, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, was found dead on February 16, 2018, inside his burning Jeep Wrangler on West Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect. An autopsy determined he had been shot multiple times in the head and the Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Investigators linked the death to a Mount Prospect resident, and police executed search warrants at a home, a vehicle, and another Mount Prospect location thought to be connected to the killing. Authorities say the shooting occurred during what appeared to be a drug deal and that efforts were made to destroy evidence by setting the Jeep on fire.

If anyone who lived in or traveled on West Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect around mid-February 2018 has information, or knew Esquivel’s movements or associates at that time, please come forward to help the ongoing inquiries.