SAN BERNARDINO – Police are still trying to determine if three separate shootings that left one man killed and three others in critical condition were connected.
Damon Enon Edwards, Jr., 20, of San Bernardino died of his injuries shortly after he was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. Kiyon Drake, 20, of San Bernardino, was also struck in the chest by bullets, but police said he is expected to survive after being taken to another area hospital by a private citizen. The time frame during the March 5 melee was just over three hours.
The first shooting took place near North Medical Center Drive and West Union Street near the West Side Food & Liquor at 12:18 p.m., which was where Edwards and Drake were struck . Sgt. Gary Robertson said Drake was taken to the unidentified hospital for surgery on shots to his upper torso. The men were standing on the corner when the gunfire erupted. “The reason for the shooting,” said Robertson, “has not yet been determined.”
Both Edwards and Drake are connected to street gangs, according to San Bernardino Police. San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputies, also involved in the shootings, said that reports included gunfire seen coming from a white, four-door sedan from two black males in their 20s.
Less than two hours later on the 2000 block of West Gilbert St., about a mile away from the first shooting, Jonathan Scruggs, 32, had pulled into his driveway. Reports are that one or two people got out, shot Scruggs in the head and upper body. A police news release stated that Scruggs, who survived, was in critical condition, his vital signs stable. Witnesses told police a silver Chevrolet Malibu, possibly 2008 or newer, was observed.
The third shooting, which occurred in the 3300 block of East Love Lane – several miles away from the first two shootings – involved a dark-colored vehicle, which could have been a Malibu. It pulled up alongside Chris Jones, 25, of San Bernardino. A passenger got out of the car, shot Jones several times, and fled at around 3:30 p.m. Police said Jones was in critical condition and expected to survive.
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