Baltimore County Police Announce Arrest in 2024 Kingsville New Year’s Day Homicide Investigation
Arrest announced more than two years after fatal shooting discovery in Kingsville
Baltimore County Police have announced an arrest in the New Year’s Day 2024 homicide of Jose Caceres-Santos, a 33-year-old man found dead along Bel Air Road in Kingsville. Police said the suspect is 27-year-old Quevin Pixola, who has been charged with first-degree murder and related offenses.
The case dates to Jan. 1, 2024, when officers were sent to the Bel Air Road area after a passing motorist reported a body on the shoulder of the roadway. Police said Caceres-Santos was found with an apparent gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Charges and detention status
Pixola is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center without bond, police said. A formal charging decision initiates the court process, but the case will still require prosecutors to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
What police have disclosed about the investigation
Police attributed the arrest to an investigation that involved multiple law-enforcement partners and cross-jurisdictional coordination. Authorities said the effort included assistance from the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office, the Transnational Anti-Gang Task Force (TAG) in Guatemala, and the U.S. Marshals Service’s Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, which police credited with support tied to apprehension and extradition.
Police have not publicly detailed a motive, how investigators identified the suspect, or whether additional arrests are expected. Those details, if presented, often emerge later through charging documents, court hearings, or trial proceedings.
Case context: homicide clearance as a county metric
The announcement arrives amid ongoing public focus on violence trends and case clearance. In mid-2024, Baltimore County officials reported year-to-date decreases in homicides and nonfatal shootings compared with the prior year, along with a homicide clearance rate reported above national averages. Clearance, however, can include arrests as well as exceptional clearances under law-enforcement reporting rules, and it does not by itself determine the outcome of a prosecution.
Victim: Jose Caceres-Santos, 33
Date victim was found: Jan. 1, 2024
Location: Bel Air Road area, Kingsville
Suspect charged: Quevin Pixola, 27
Charge disclosed: first-degree murder (with additional related offenses)
The case will proceed through Baltimore County’s court system, where hearings on bail status, evidence, and trial scheduling typically follow after an arrest is announced.
Police have not released further investigative details beyond the arrest and charges.