One of two people taken to a hospital after deputies responded to North Alameda Avenue early Monday died; the other was wounded. The response followed a 2:28 a.m. report of a man with a gun near the 3000 block of the avenue.
The confirmation came from Jenny L. Smith, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, in details reported by the San Bernardino Sun. Authorities have not released what led to the shooting, and it remains unclear whether the two victims were found at separate locations. The sheriff's department has also not confirmed whether either victim was a minor.
No suspect has been reported found. The circumstances that brought a man with a gun to North Alameda Avenue before sunrise remain part of an open investigation, according to the same report.
Countywide Crime Trends
San Bernardino County’s violent crime rate rose 33% from 2023 to 2024, but remained below the rates posted from 2020 through 2022, according to San Bernardino County Community Indicators.
For longer-term context, the same source reports that the county’s homicide rate fell an annual average of 6% from 2020 to 2024.
County figures do not show the city trend
The figures above describe San Bernardino County as a whole, not the city of San Bernardino. They therefore do not answer what California Department of Justice data show about homicide trends within the city; the countywide homicide-rate decline should not be read as a city-level result.
What Remains Unclear
San Bernardino has seen deadly gunfire before in recent months. A police shooting in the city left one person dead and an officer injured overnight on May 29. In that incident, officers encountered a person armed with a knife.
Authorities have not said what led to the gunfire or whether investigators have identified anyone responsible.
Investigation Still Open
For now, the sheriff's department has offered no timeline on when more details might be released about Monday's shooting. Key questions, including what sparked the gunfire and whether investigators have identified anyone responsible, remain unanswered.
