Mark Jones, 30, is charged with murder after he allegedly attacked his son Jacobi Jones, 4, at their Maryland home on Christmas Eve. A Maryland father has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot his four-year-old son in the head, killing him, after the boy asked him to leave his mom’s bedroom during an argument.
![[Mark Jones, 30, allegedly shot his son and two others on Christmas Eve]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/13/17/Screenshot-2025-01-13-at-10.56.49%E2%80%AFAM.jpg)
Jones also allegedly shot the boy’s mother, Promyss Marcelle, and her one-year-old daughter, before attempting to take his own life. Baltimore police arrived on the scene around 6:35 a.m. to find the woman and two children suffering from gunshot wounds. The three victims were transported to the local hospital where the boy was pronounced dead, BCPD officials said in a press release.
![[Jacobi Jones, 4, had been excited to open his Christmas gifts but never got to]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/13/17/Screenshot-2025-01-13-at-10.34.03%E2%80%AFAM.jpg)
The shooting stemmed from an argument between the two adults, police said. Little Jacobi allegedly asked his father to leave the room during the fight, which led to Jones grabbing a gun from a backpack and shooting him in the head. A firearm registered to the suspect was found by police at the scene.
Jones survived and was taken into custody and is being held without bond, police said. He was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder, child abuse and assault. “He kept trying to open the presents but I would tell him you’ve got to wait till Christmas,” Marcelle recalled. “And he never got to open those presents.”.
Marcelle created the fundraiser to raise money for the boy’s funeral expenses. It has raised just over $36,000 by Monday morning. “On Christmas Eve at 6:30am myself, my one and only son, and my daughter were shot by the hands of their father,” she wrote. “I was shot in my head and am fortunate enough to be here to tell this story so is my 1yr old daughter who was shot in her shoulder. Unfortunately, my son who was shot in the head did not make it.”.
