On October 24, 2024, at about 10:40 p.m., 18-year-old Kenton Bluitt-Ealy was involved in a single-vehicle crash at North Graham and Collier roads, just north of the Lockeford community in San Joaquin County, California. Initially believed to have died from the crash, an autopsy by the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner found suspicious injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit reclassified the case as a homicide and took over the investigation.

Bluitt-Ealy had graduated from Tokay High School in June and worked in customer service for an HVAC company; he hoped to become a data analyst or computer programmer. He is survived by his twin brother, mother, and grandmother. No arrests have been announced, and the motive remains unclear; investigators have asked residents to check any nearby surveillance footage and to contact the Sheriff’s Office with information.

Did anyone in the Lockeford area see something on the night of October 24 or have footage that could help?