Jordan Savard, a 34-year-old White man, was remembered on a memorial page as a "Jesus Loving, People Caring, Ice Cream Sharing Child of God." His life was cut short in his hometown of Lompoc, California, in the fall of 2021.
On the afternoon of Monday, November 29, 2021, a shooting was reported in the 200 block of South Third Street. Lompoc Police Department officers responded to the scene shortly after 2:15 p.m. and found Jordan suffering from critical gunshot wounds. Police and medics rendered aid, but Jordan succumbed to his injuries while being transported to a local trauma center.
Detectives immediately began an investigation into the fatal shooting, which they did not believe was gang-related. The investigation quickly led them to identify 21-year-old Daniel Birdsell as the suspect. With the assistance of the Oceanside Police Department, authorities located and arrested Birdsell in San Diego County the following day, November 30.
Birdsell was transported back to Santa Barbara County and booked into the Lompoc jail on a charge of murder. In April 2022, Daniel Birdsell pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of Jordan Savard.
