Maurice Bailey, 48, was fatally shot inside the McDonald’s on California City Boulevard in California City, California on May 29, 2024, at about 12:30 p.m. Officers found Bailey on the restaurant floor with a gunshot wound to his head; he was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators identified 26-year-old Cameron Rashad Hill as the suspect. Surveillance footage shows Hill and Bailey arriving together, getting into a physical confrontation in a bathroom, and then Hill following Bailey when he attempted to leave; Bailey was shot in the head and Hill fled. Hill was located and taken into custody by a federal fugitive task force in Bullhead, Arizona on June 9, 2024, and after extradition pleaded not guilty during a July 2, 2024 court appearance; bail was denied and a preliminary hearing was set for July 11, 2024.

Friends and family remember Bailey as a kind, hardworking man, and a memorial page has been created where community members have left messages. If anyone who knew Maurice or observed the events at the McDonald’s on May 29 has information, please come forward.