Two young men were shot and killed on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025, on the 300 block of South San Joaquin Street in central Stockton. Jessie Hilliard Jr., 19, and 27-year-old Antwane Perkins were found after reports of gunfire and were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after officers arrived around 4:45 p.m.

Police believed an armed assailant might still have been inside the building and called a SWAT team to sweep the premises, but no one was found during that immediate search. Detectives detained multiple people for questioning at the scene and worked the surrounding area near Sonora and Lafayette streets and the Crosstown Freeway for leads and evidence.

On June 13 authorities announced charges in the case as part of a broader gang-focused operation called Operation White Noise, naming 19-year-old Devontae Holmes in connection with the double homicide. About a week later a 16-year-old boy was arrested and booked into San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall on homicide charges tied to the same shooting.

If anyone has information about the Memorial Day shooting or knew either victim, please share what can help investigators piece together what happened.