Alexander Jackson-Baldwin, 29, was found fatally shot outside the Green Tree Inn in Victorville, California, at about 2:12 a.m. on April 1, 2022. Deputies responded to reports of gunfire and discovered Jackson-Baldwin near the hotel entrance; medical personnel pronounced him dead around 2:20 a.m. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation.

Detectives later identified Clarence Jones, a 32-year-old security guard from Apple Valley who was working at the Green Tree Inn that night, as the primary suspect. Jones was arrested on July 18, 2022, at his place of business and was booked and held in custody on $1 million bail on a murder charge. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or explained how they developed Jones as the suspect.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Homicide Detail or submit an anonymous tip to the We-Tip Hotline.