A vehicle carrying several juveniles was riddled with bullet holes after a reported shooting between two cars in Hesperia early Saturday, and the vehicle crashed in the aftermath. Remarkably, no injuries were reported despite the gunfire.
Deputies were called to the 13500 block of Live Oak Street at about 2 a.m. following a report of gunfire involving two vehicles, according to VVNG. One of the two vehicles crashed after the reported shooting, the outlet reported.
A witness told the news organization that several juveniles were inside the vehicle struck by gunfire and that it had multiple bullet holes. Despite the extent of the damage described by the witness, no injuries were reported from the incident.
Investigators Still Piecing Together What Happened
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Jenny Smith said investigators were still gathering additional information and that no further details were available at the time. The circumstances that led to the gunfire, along with who was involved, remain unclear as the investigation continues.
California law separately prohibits maliciously firing at an occupied vehicle and willfully firing a gun from a motor vehicle; a driver or vehicle owner who allows someone to fire from the vehicle may face up to three years in state prison. Those statutes frame potential offenses, but authorities have not announced charges or said which provisions, if any, apply here. California’s firearms-law overview summarizes both provisions.
The outlet, Victor Valley News Group, noted it plans to update the story as more information becomes available. For now, the shooting leaves open questions about what sparked the car-to-car gunfire on a stretch of Live Oak Street in the middle of the night.
The shooting comes amid a mixed countywide crime picture: San Bernardino County’s overall crime rate rose 12% from 2023 to 2024, while violent crime rose 33% in that one-year span. Even after that increase, violent crime remained below levels recorded from 2020 through 2022, underscoring that a countywide trend does not establish a pattern in Hesperia or explain this incident. The county’s crime-rate analysis tracks those figures.
