On September 21, 2024, 26-year-old Keyera La Shae Shepard was fatally shot inside an apartment on Blue Ridge Circle in Stockton, California, during a domestic violence incident that escalated into an armed standoff with police. Officers encountered 39-year-old Sim Jackson, who fired multiple rounds at them before barricading himself in the residence with several children; after about an hour and a half he surrendered. When police entered they found three gunshot victims. Shepard was pronounced dead at the scene. A 30-year-old woman identified as Jackson’s ex-girlfriend suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and an infant, later identified as Shepard’s son, was critically injured and taken to a local hospital; two other children were unharmed.

Court records and the arrest report say Jackson had a history of domestic violence and that his ex-girlfriend had filed for a domestic violence restraining order two days before the shooting, alleging ongoing abuse and threats. During his arraignment Jackson said he was guilty while a judge advised him not to make self-incriminating statements. He faces charges including murder, attempted murder, assault with a firearm, and assault on a peace officer with a semi-automatic firearm. Shepard’s family described her as filled with life and love and have begun fundraising for funeral costs and support for her hospitalized son.

Did anyone in the Stockton area have contact with Keyera or information about the events leading up to September 21?