VENTURA : Man Shot Dead Near Fairgrounds Identified
Authorities on Sunday identified a man shot to death near the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
Tyrone Baker, 24, of Chino, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the head, Ventura County Deputy Coroner Dale Zentzis said.
Baker was killed about 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Garden Street near Thompson Boulevard. Richard Lamont Jones, 22, of Pasadena was arrested following the shooting after witnesses described his car to police.
Police officials said they know of no motive in the shooting. Jones is being held at Ventura County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail. Authorities said Baker is survived by his wife, Liticia Baker of Long Beach, and his mother, Patsy Stallings of Chino.
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