On June 19, 2023, at about 11:32 p.m., deputies from the Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station found 52-year-old Dennis William Finch in the front yard of a residence in the 20500 block of Nisqually Road, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Finch was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail took over the investigation.

Detectives identified 22-year-old Keith Baker, a resident of Apple Valley who was known to Finch, as the primary suspect. Baker later turned himself in and was booked into the High Desert Detention Center held without bail. Authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive and say no further details are available at this time.

An obituary lists Finch’s birth date as July 23, 1970, and his death as June 20, 2023; funeral services were held July 19, 2023, at Sunset Hills Mortuary in Apple Valley. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904 or submit an anonymous tip through We-Tip. Did anyone in the Apple Valley area know Dennis Finch or have information about that night?