Robert James Smith, 40, was found dead from gunshot wounds beside his vehicle at Village Park in Victorville, California, shortly after sunrise on May 30, 2025. Deputies had responded to a man down call at about 6:19 a.m.; Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. The park sits along Eto Camino Lane just west of Village Drive, and homicide investigators documented shell casings, canvassed the neighborhood, and worked to reconstruct his final movements.

Authorities confirmed Smith’s identity and noted he was a resident of Adelanto, though the killing occurred in Victorville. Public updates described the case as an active homicide investigation, with no motive disclosed and no suspect publicly identified. Detectives appealed for tips and continued to pursue leads into the weekend.

Did anyone in the Victorville or Adelanto area see or hear anything in the early-morning hours of May 30 that could help investigators?