Efrem Mehari Kuflom, a convicted cocaine trafficker, was found shot to death in this car on Monday in the Beltline.

Police have made no arrests in the slaying of Efrem Mehari Kuflom, 30, but investigators said Tuesday his criminal history makes drugs the most likely motive.
"The investigation has shown so far that (Kuflom) was involved in trafficking drugs," said Staff Sgt. Kevin Forsen of the homicide unit.
Court records obtained by the Herald show Kuflom pleaded guilty earlier this year to trafficking cocaine, possessing cash as proceeds of crime and breach of probation stemming from an arrest on June 28, 2007.Queen's Bench Justice Bryan Mahoney gave Kuflom a conditional sentence of two years less a day in May, and ordered him to spend the first year under 24-hour house arrest.
Kuflom was authorized to leave his home only for work, education or medical emergencies.Part of the homicide investigation is focused on why Kuflom was behind the wheel of his Pontiac sedan in a Beltline alleyway when he was shot around 11:30 a.m. on Monday."We're still trying to drill down into that," Forsen said.
Relatives at Kuflom's northwest home declined comment.Investigators, meanwhile, have gathered surveillance footage from buildings around the shooting scene, and officers are doing a door-to-door canvas of nearby residents along 11th Street S.W., between 12th and 13th avenues."The beat officers in that area are very, very diligent and recognized (Kuflom's) vehicle, but didn't have any specific recall of it," Forsen said.
About a dozen witnesses have spoken to police so far.Forsen said people who knew Kuflom or anyone who can shed light on his whereabouts in the time leading up to the shooting could hold the key for investigators."No matter what the forensic advances in science, we need help from the public," he said.Investigators were also in the process of getting a search warrant for Kuflom's car on Tuesday; a search of his person didn't turn up any drugs or weapons, Forsen added.As part of his sentence, Kuflom was ordered to submit to random searches of his person, vehicle or home, take counselling, abstain from alcohol or non-prescription drugs and submit to random alcohol or drug testing as requested.
After the 12 months of house arrest expired, Kuflom was ordered to serve the second half of his sentence under a nightly curfew.The judge also imposed a 10-year firearms and weapons prohibition and ordered Kuflom to provide a DNA sample.
Although Kuflom's record points to his involvement in the illegal drug trade, Forsen said investigators must remain open to other reasons behind his killing.
"We're not closing the door on other possible motives," he said.Witnesses saw a man running from the scene and police are trying to find him.
He is described as dark-skinned, in his early- to mid-20s, wearing a hooded jacket.
Police also received vague information about a second person of interest, but said Tuesday they are still investigating that angle.