Robert Toy, a 46-year-old resident of Mead Valley, California, was killed the evening of October 8, 2021. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded just after 7 p.m. to an assault with a deadly weapon in the 19600 block of Seaton Avenue and found Toy with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene and the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit opened an investigation.

Investigators identified 36-year-old Christopher Baker of Woodcrest as the primary suspect. Baker was taken into custody on November 10, 2021, on a felony warrant in an unrelated case, and on November 11 he was booked on suspicion of murder in connection with Toy’s death. The department did not disclose the specific facts tying Baker to the shooting. Baker’s unrelated bookings included vehicle theft, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, drug possession, and driving without a license.

Anyone who may have information about the October 8 shooting is asked to contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.