Marquelle Jones, 24, of Sacramento was fatally shot on September 9, 2014 while driving on the Alta Arden Expressway. The shooting happened just after 9:00 PM; Jones lost control of his vehicle, crashed into the center median, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed his identity and said the investigation was ongoing with no immediate suspects or motive announced at that time.

Jones had been a key witness in a 2010 South Sacramento barbershop shooting that killed bystander Monique Nelson. That trial ended in August 2014 with convictions for Louis James Mitchell and Lonnie Orland Mitchell Jr. on first-degree murder and James Leo Carney for voluntary manslaughter. Authorities said they had no direct evidence linking Jones’ killing to his testimony, but his family disagreed; his father, Marvin Barksdale, said he believed the death was not a coincidence and criticized the level of protection provided.

The case remains unsolved and investigators have appealed for information. If anyone knew Marquelle or has information about the shooting, please come forward.