Jerome Johns

In the pre-dawn hours of February 21, 2022, a dispute in San Antonio, Texas, ended the life of Jerome Johns. A 26-year-old Black man, Johns was found shot in the middle of a street on the city’s North Side. Police were called to the scene at the Coronado Apartments, located off Lorene near Loop 410, around 4:30 a.m. for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they discovered Johns lying in the street next to a car. Emergency medical services attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators learned that Johns had been involved in a verbal argument with another man just before the shooting. Detectives questioned a woman who was with Johns at the time, along with several other people at the nearby apartment complex, to piece together the events that led to his death. Police spent time searching the vehicle Johns was found beside, marking off evidence on the ground as they worked to identify the person who had fled after the gunfire.

The investigation soon pointed to a suspect, Kyle Jones, who was 35 years old. A witness identified Jones, who was known by the nickname "Detroit," as the man who shot Jerome Johns during the argument. On Sunday, March 6, 2022, the San Antonio Police Department arrested Jones in connection with the killing.

Kyle Jones was charged with murder and four other misdemeanors. He was booked into the Bexar County Jail, and his bonds were set at a total of $515,600. In June 2022, a Bexar County grand jury returned an indictment against Jones for the charge of murder. As of that month, the case against him was pending trial.