SAN BERNARDINO – Two adult men and a juvenile were shot by a man on Friday night, but police have yet to disclose the identity of the suspect, who might have shot another man earlier in the day.
Police are still investigating the 6:51 p.m. shooting in the 2900 block of North Loma Ave., where four people were found shot, including the suspected shooter, a 19-year-old black male.
When police responded to initial reports, they discovered four people suffering from differing gunshot wounds and different locations at the apartment complex area. All were taken to an area hospital, including a 19-year-old female adult from Los Angeles – shot in the chest and remained in critical condition following surgery.
Two other male adults, including the shooter who was wounded in the leg, and another victim shot in the face, will survive, said Lt. Rich Lawhead, spokesman for San Bernardino police. A 15-year-old victim was also expected to survive.
The two other shooting victims are from San Bernardino. All were taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center, a city located south of San Bernardino.
Police arrested the male shooting suspect, who is from San Bernardino, at the hospital, said Lawhead, “after witnesses identified the shooter to be the male adult who was shot in the leg.”
Lawhead disclosed the suspect shot himself in the leg while trying to escape.
Additional evidence of a second shooter has surfaced, said Lawhead, “but (the suspect) has not yet been identified.
Lawhead said the shooting does not appear to be gang related based on the suspect’s comments prior to the attack.
Names have not been released, said Lawhead, “due to the ongoing investigation.”
The scene included several residents who crowded into the shooting scene while police, both on the ground and from a helicopter, attempted to disperse the group.
In a shooting that might have been related earlier on Friday, police investigated a call about a fight near 15th and Belle in which an unidentified man with a bullet wound to his foot was discovered.
No arrests have yet been made in that shooting.
Read more:
CBS Los Angeles: Suspected Gunman Believed To Be Among 4 Wounded In San Bernardino Shooting
The Sun: San Bernardino shootings: FIve wounded in Friday violence
