UPDATE: Cold Case Ends with the Arrest of Three Suspects Who Killed a Fontana Teen and Attempted to Kill His Brother
DATE/TIME: Monday, November 18, 2019, 11:43 a.m.
INCIDENT: Homicide Investigation/Attempted Murder Investigation
LOCATION: 13800 block of Cobblestone Court, Fontana
SUSPECT(S): Twann Clintrass Smith, 22-years-old, Resident of Fontana
Keyon Tillman-Lakey, 23-years-old, Resident of Fontana
Geoffry Mwangi, 22-years-old, Resident of Fontana
VICTIM(S): Ulysses Solis, 16-years-old (at time of death), Resident of Fontana
Fabian Solis, 21-years-old, Resident of Fontana
On Monday, November 18, 2019, at approximately 11:43 a.m., deputies from the Fontana Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of shots fired near the 13800 block of Cobblestone Court, Fontana. Deputies arrived and located Ulysses Solis deceased, in a Nissan Altima, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Deputies also located his brother, Fabian Solis, alive but suffering from a gunshot wound. Fabian was transported to a local hospital for his injuries and survived.
UPDATE: Detectives with Specialized Investigations Division, Homicide Detail, responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. After several months, all investigative leads were exhausted, no suspects were arrested, and the investigation went cold.
In July 2022, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Cold Case Homicide Team, which is made up of specialized investigators, assumed the investigation. Through further investigation, new evidence was discovered which provided new leads. The Cold Case Team followed up on those leads, and identified Geoffry Mwangi, Twann Clintrass Smith, and Keyon Tillman-Lakey as suspects.
On Monday, September 26, 2022, arrest warrants were issued for Mwangi, Smith and Tillman-Lakey.
On Saturday, October 22, 2022, Smith was arrested and booked into West Valley Detention Center for murder and attempted murder. Just five days later, on Thursday, October 27, 2022, Tillman-Lakey was also arrested and booked into Central Detention Center for murder and attempted murder, however Mwangi remained at large.
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Mwangi was arrested in La Verne and booked into the West Valley Detention Center for murder and attempted murder.
Anyone with information or anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Detective Edward Hernandez in the Specialized Investigations Division at (909) 890-4878. Callers can remain anonymous and contact WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective Edward Hernandez or Sergeant Justin Giles
Station: Specialized Investigations Division
Phone No. (909) 890-4847
Case No. DR#031903039 H#2019-115
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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San Bernardino, CA 92408
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