Decamren Sims

Decamren Sims was a 22-year-old Black man from Midland, Texas, who had attended Lee High School as well as Santa Rita and Rusk elementary schools. To friends, he was known by nicknames like "DC" or "7 Bam."

In the early hours of December 17, 2022, at approximately 1:26 a.m., Midland police officers responded to a call about shots fired at The Ranch Apartments on Neely Avenue. Inside one of the apartments, they discovered Decamren Sims and 20-year-old Anjaya L. Saddler. Both had been shot and were deceased. While at the scene, officers learned of a third victim, Decamren's 21-year-old brother, Deondrick D. Sims. He had also been shot but was able to drive himself to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Initial information gathered by investigators indicated the shooter was dressed in all black and wore a dark ski mask.

A weeklong investigation led the Midland Police Department to arrest 29-year-old Jordan Pierre Golden on charges of capital murder for the deaths of Decamren Sims and Anjaya Saddler. Police also identified two additional suspects, 30-year-old Shawn Douglas Love and 25-year-old Jamar Yusef Jackson Jr., and issued warrants for their arrests.

The search for the remaining suspects involved a joint effort between the Midland Police Department, the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service North Texas Fugitive Task Force. On January 9, 2023, authorities located and arrested Shawn Douglas Love in Dallas. The following day, January 10, Jamar Yusef Jackson Jr. was also taken into custody in Dallas.

All three men were charged in connection with the capital murders. The case against Jamar Yusef Jackson Jr. proceeded to trial, where a jury found him guilty of capital murder for the fatal shootings of Decamren Sims and Anjaya Saddler. As of January 2023, all three suspects were in custody.