Brady Lasalle Thornton, 36, was found dead of a gunshot wound in his vehicle on East Jackson Street near South Wilson Way in Stockton on April 6, 2024. Officers responding to a welfare check at about 3:15 p.m. pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities said his death was one of three fatal shootings in Stockton that day but that the incidents were not believed to be connected.

Thornton was born February 13, 1988, in Oakland and lived in Stockton with his grandmother and brother. He worked as a warehouse laborer, enjoyed trading stocks, and was remembered as generous, loving, and someone who generally kept to himself. As of December 2024 no suspects have been publicly identified in his killing and the Stockton Police Department continues to investigate.

If anyone has information about Thornton’s death or saw anything in the area that afternoon, please contact the Stockton Police Department.