Drawing of Suspect in Teacher Slaying Released by Police

A drawing of a suspect in the shooting death of Grant High School teacher Hal Arthur was released Friday after a witness who saw a man leaving the scene of the ambush contacted authorities this week.

Los Angeles police said the suspect is white, in his 30s with dark brown, wavy hair and a slight mustache. According to the witness’ description, the man is about 6 feet tall and 175 pounds and was seen driving from the shooting in front of Arthur’s Sherman Oaks home in a new gray or black sedan with a squarish back end and no license plates.

The description came from a person that police described as a “key” witness in the murder investigation that so far has not turned up a motive or an identified suspect.

Arthur, 60, a longtime and well-respected teacher, was gunned down at 6 a.m. on March 24, as he prepared to get into his car parked in front of his home in the 13900 block of Milbank Street. He was on his way to school when he was shot three times from behind.