Markus Jones was 24 and lived in Bakersfield, California. On the night of August 10, 2016, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting in the 900 block of McNew Court in southeast Bakersfield. They found Jones in a driveway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators blocked off the street from Jastro Avenue to the end of the cul‑de‑sac to search for evidence. At the time of the initial announcements, no suspects or motive had been identified and the circumstances leading up to the shooting were unclear. The Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information to contact them or the Secret Witness hotline.

If anyone saw activity in the McNew Court area on the night of August 10, 2016, or has information about Markus Jones’s death, please contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.