Donta Jerome Hayes, 23, was killed on May 13, 2022, near Lillian Park in the 900 block of Villafana Street in Barstow, California, close to Barstow City Hall. Around 6:27 p.m. Hayes and a friend were involved in an altercation with two males inside a silver Dodge Charger. Both the driver and passenger produced handguns and fired multiple shots. Hayes suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his neck and chest and was taken by friends to Barstow Community Hospital, where medical personnel pronounced him dead.

Investigators processed the scene and reviewed surveillance footage from a nearby residence that captured the shooting and helped identify suspects. Three people were arrested: James Hampton, 33, of Adelanto; Allison Hampton, 34, of Barstow; and Rasheed Ahmed Bey, 39, of Victorville. Arrests were made by Hesperia deputies and Las Vegas police; a handgun was recovered when James Hampton was taken in North Las Vegas. James Hampton and Rasheed Ahmed Bey were identified as the primary shooters, and all three were booked on suspicion of killing Hayes.

If anyone has information about the shooting or remembers seeing the silver Dodge Charger near Lillian Park that evening, please come forward.