In the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Jefferson City police found 35-year-old Demond Jones lying on a roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers provided aid and EMS transported him to a local hospital; he later died while being transferred to a facility in Columbia. His death was ruled a homicide.

The Jefferson City Police Department opened an investigation but initially reported no new information about a suspect and no arrests were announced. CrimeStoppers later offered a cash reward for tips that could lead to an arrest.

If anyone has information about where Jones was before the shooting or about witnesses who were in that area that morning, please share what you know with investigators.