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Photos: Long Beach police offer reward to help solve the 1975 slaying of an officer

Long Beach Police Officer Michael Brown holds easels showing evidence and a photo of Officer Franke Neal Lewis, whose 1975 slaying remains unsolved. The department announced a reward for information of at least $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of his killer.

Long Beach Police Officer Michael Brown holds easels showing evidence and a photo of Officer Franke Neal Lewis, whose 1975 slaying remains unsolved. The department announced a reward for information of at least $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of his killer.

  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

1975 slaying of officer

Relatives and friends of Lewis attend the news conference. City officials hope to boost the reward to $75,000.

  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

1975 slaying of officer

A photo shows where Lewis was fatally shot while trying to help a man who was being beaten.

  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

1975 slaying of officer

Long Beach investigators were recently able to uncover descriptions of two suspicious vehicles that had been spotted in Lewis’ neighborhood the night of the shooting.

  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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1975 slaying of officer

A photo of Lewis, who was 28 at the time of his slaying. He was one of three Long Beach police officers shot and killed during a 77-day span, but his death is the only one that remains unsolved.

  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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