On the morning of July 20, 2025, 30-year-old Jonni Salazar was found dead from a gunshot wound inside her car at the Western Oaks Apartment Complex after Bethany police responded to a 9-1-1 call shortly after 8 a.m. Investigators quickly focused on Alex Berry, 32, identified as Salazar’s former boyfriend and the father of her two children.

Police say Berry barricaded himself in an apartment at the same complex following the shooting. Officers made entry and found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and was expected to recover. Court records show Salazar had previously sought legal protection from Berry, including an emergency protective order issued in the weeks before her death, and Berry had a recent arrest for stalking her.

After his hospital release, Berry was arrested and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center. The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office charged him with Murder in the First Degree and Violation of a Protective Order, with bond set at $10 million. If anyone knew Jonni Salazar or has information about her death, please come forward to Bethany police.