On the evening of December 20, 2024, at about 8:20 p.m., Stockton police responded to a reported shooting in the 400 block of East Bianchi Road and found 52-year-old Tyree Jones III of Oakland with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. The Stockton Police Department’s homicide detectives are investigating.

No arrests have been announced and authorities have not released information about suspects or a motive. In the days after Jones’s death, Stockton saw additional deadly shootings: a 41-year-old man found shot in the 200 block of Carson Place on December 21, and a man in his late 20s fatally shot on December 23 in the 6700 block of Mount Elbrus Way; police are asking anyone with information to contact the Stockton Police Department Investigations Unit or Stockton Crime Stoppers, which is offering up to a $10,000 reward.

If anyone knew Tyree Jones III or has information about the shooting, please contact investigators or submit an anonymous tip.