Detectives are working to piece together the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a San Bernardino in the parking lot of a motel on Tuesday, authorities said Wednesday.

Homicide victim Apolinar Valdez Abrego Jr., 32, pictured in a photo released by the San Bernardino Police Department on Dec. 2, 2018.

Apolinar Valdez Abrego Jr., 32, died at the scene of the 1 a.m. shooting outside the Budget Lodge, 668 W Fairway Drive, San Bernardino Police Department Sgt. Thomas Shank said in a written statement.

Officers responded to investigate several reports of gunfire heard in the parking lot, the sergeant said. They encountered Abrego “suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.”

“There is currently no known suspect or motive for the crime,” Shank said.

Anyone with information was asked to contact San Bernardino police Detective Sawyer at 909-384-5630, or Sgt. Shank at 909-388-4955.

Police seized 4,600 marijuana plants from nine commercial units and arrested one person during a raid at a San Bernardino business complex on Tuesday, officials said.

Police seized 4,600 marijuana plants from nine commercial units in the 300 block of West Athol Street in San Bernardino on Dec. 11, 2018. (Credit: San Bernardino Police Department)

The bust took place about 11 a.m. at a row of commercial units in the 300 block of West Athol Street, San Bernardino Police Department Captain Richard Lawhead said in a written statement.

“Out of the 15 units, nine were found to be operating an illegal grow,” he said.

Police arrested one suspect at the scene on suspicion of illegal cultivation of marijuana, Community Engagement Officer Eilieen Hards said. The suspect’s identity was withheld Wednesday as the investigation continued.

“The nine units were also red-tagged by the building inspector for safety issues,” Lawhead added. “Code enforcement will be following up with the property owner to resolve the building issues.”

While the pot garden raided Tuesday was allegedly operating illegally, the city put ordinances in place that allow for lawful marijuana-related businesses in March.

The mysterious death of a man found suffering from a head injury on a San Bernardino sidewalk early Thursday is being investigated as a homicide, police said.

The 100 block of East Baseline Street, as viewed in a Google Street View image in April of 2018.

Police first received a call about 1:15 a.m. reporting a “man down” in the 100 block of East Baseline Street, just east of Sierra Way, San Bernardino Police Department Sgt. Thomas Shank said in a written statement.

“Officers responded and found a Hispanic male adult down and unresponsive on the sidewalk,” Shank said. “The victim had visible trauma to his head and was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.”

No information how how the injuries may have been inflicted was released. But officials said they are investigating the death as a homicide.

“There is currently no known suspect or motive for the crime,” Shank said.

The victim’s name was not released pending positive identification and notification of family by coroner’s officials.

Anyone with information is urged to contact San Bernardino police Detective Flesher at 909-384-5655 or Sgt. Shank at 909-388-4955.

Dashon Raymond White, 24, is seen in a photo released by Riverside police on Dec. 14, 2018.

Three men and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with robbing more than a dozen AutoZone stores across San Bernardino and Riverside counties at gunpoint, police announced Friday.

The crime spree started with two masked gunmen entering an AutoZone in San Jacinto on March 21, holding an employee with an AR-15 style rifle while cash was stolen from the store, according to police. The suspects were all taken into custody following a police chase Wednesday night.

More than 30 AutoZones across San Bernardino and Riverside counties were robbed the same way in the months after, with robbers holding employees at gunpoint in every instance, Riverside Police Sgt. Trinidad Lomeli said.

He said police have connected the four suspects to at least 17 of those robberies so far.

In at least one of the robberies, a store manager was held at gunpoint and taken to the back of the store to open the safe, Lomeli said.

Jada Shardae Allen, 18, is seen in a photo released by Riverside police on Dec. 14, 2018.

Stores in the cities of Grand Terrace, Riverside, Menifee, Jurupa Valley, Perris, Hemet, San Bernardino and Redlands were all targeted, police said. Riverside faced the most robberies, with a total of eight.

The suspects were finally captured Wednesday night when Fontana police and other investigators were doing surveillance on AutoZone stores within the city.

They have been identified as 19-year-old Daeon Raishawn Cox and 24-year-old Dashon Raymond White of Moreno Valley and 18-year-old Jada Shardae Allen of Perris. The fourth suspect’s identity has not been released since he’s underage.

Daeon Raishawn Cox, 19 is seen in a photo released by Riverside police on Dec. 14, 2018.

About 8 p.m. on Wednesday, law enforcement officials stopped the suspects just as they were trying to rob an AutoZone located in the 14000 block of Baseline Avenue in Fontana.

From there, the suspects took off in a vehicle and led officers on a chase — at one point throwing a loaded AR-15 rifle from the vehicle that was later recovered, according to police. The pursuit ended in Rancho Cucamonga.

A rifle used in a series of robberies targeting AutoZone stores throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties is seen in this photo released by Riverside police on Dec. 14, 2018.

Cox was booked into West Valley Detention Center while White was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center and Allen was booked into Central Detention Center.

A man being transported to a mental facility in Torrance attacked two ambulance drivers and took over the vehicle, leading authorities on a pursuit in the Inland Empire, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.

An ambulance carrying Joseph Matthew Machado, a 30-year-old Perris resident, was headed to the South Bay around 4 p.m. Sunday when he allegedly assaulted the emergency workers and stole the ambulance.

Officials previously said the patient was restrained in a gurney and somehow broke free before taking control of the vehicle.

CHP said its officers in Riverside were chasing the vehicle until San Bernardino units took over on northbound Interstate 15 near Glen Helen Parkway.

Machado was driving up to 80 mph until a spike strip, deployed by San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies near Main Street in Hesperia, forced him to veer right and crash into a ditch, CHP said.

The man then ran out of the vehicle into a dirt field east of Mariposa Road, where he was apprehended by officers before 5 p.m.

Authorities took Machado to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton for assessment and treatment. Neither he nor CHP personnel sustained any injuries during the incident, according to officials. The agency did not provide details on the condition of the ambulance workers.

The 30-year-old could face charges of carjacking, felony evading, hit-and-run, vehicle theft and assault on emergency personnel, CHP said.

The incident remained under investigation.

A house fire in San Bernardino left one person dead and four others injured, including three firefighters who sustained moderate to severe injuries, authorities said Saturday.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department received a call about the blaze just before noon, Captain Steve Tracy told KTLA.  Footage shows crews responding to the 900 block of East Second Street as smoke rose from the residence. Bystanders alerted the firefighters about individuals who were inside, Tracy said.

One person was found dead at the scene and another was hospitalized in critical condition, Tracy said. At some point, the roof collapsed and trapped three firefighters, the captain added.

The three were rescued and taken to the hospital, one in severe condition and two in moderate condition, Tracy said.

The Fire Department described the residence as a single-family home about 3,500 to 4,000 square feet.

The cause remained under investigation.

Officials provided no further information.

KTLA’s Steve Granado contributed to this story.

A man previously charged with murder in the death of a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy has accepted a plea bargain to lesser charges, according to court documents.

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy Lawrence “Larry” Falce, 70, appears in an undated photo provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

Alonzo Leron Smith pleaded no contest Friday to voluntary manslaughter, threatening a crime and three counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury in the death of Lawrence “Larry” Falce, according to San Bernardino County Superior Court records.

Smith is scheduled to be sentenced March 1.

Falce, 70, was involved in a collision with Smith nearly a year ago, on New Year’s Eve. The 36-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department was driving his red Chevrolet pickup through an intersection in San Bernardino when he stopped or braked to avoid hitting a dog in the roadway, authorities said.

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A 25-year-old woman suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol when she crashed into another vehicle along a 10 Freeway on-ramp in Redlands, injuring herself and two others, has been arrested, California Highway Patrol officials said Monday.

The crash happened about 12:10 a.m. on Saturday when Alexis Calderon allegedly drove a Toyota Corolla on a westbound 10 Freeway ramp in the wrong direction, from Orange Street southbound, according to CHP officials.

She collided into a Nissan Versa driving in the correct direction along the 10 Freeway, officials said. The driver in the Versa, 28-year-old Israel Hernandez of San Bernardino, and an unidentified 24-year-old female passenger also from San Bernardino were both injured and transported to Loma Linda Medical Center.

Alexis Calderon was also transported for treatment and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing great bodily injury, officials said.

All three of the injured were listed in stable condition, CHP Officer Ivan Sandoval said about 5:30 p.m. on Monday. He did not provide additional details about their injuries.

Authorities are still investigating the crash and anyone with information is asked to contact CHP Officer Wheatley at 909-383-4247.

No other details have been released by CHP.

A man and a dog made it out safely as flames consumed a home in San Bernardino, officials said Sunday.

The blaze erupted around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at a residence in the 900 block of North Western Avenue, San Bernardino County Fire Battalion Chief Dan Filter said.

Firefighters arrived to flames and heavy smoke coming out of the home, Filter said. The resident had managed to exit the burning house along with his dog.

Footage from the scene shows one firefighter nearly making contact with downed electric wires.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remained under investigation.

Officials provided no further information.

KTLA's Derrick Clemons contributed to this report.

A 33-year-old man died after being found with a gunshot wound in the front yard of a San Bernardino home last week, officials said.

The incident was reported about 2:20 a.m. Dec. 27, according to the San Bernardino Police Department.

The victim was found in the front yard of a home with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

It is unclear if the victim, who has not been identified, was shot where he was found.

No further details about the incident have been released, but the shooting is under investigation.

A 24-year-old man was taken into custody after allegedly trying to kill his grandmother by stabbing his grandmother while she slept in a home in San Bernardino, police said Wednesday.

San Bernardino police released this photo of Assael Flores.

Officers responded to the 2800 block of West Rialto Avenue after receiving a report of a stabbing shortly before 11 p.m., according to a San Bernardino Police Department news release.

Assael Flores of Rialto had gone to the residence and was speaking with his mother when he “suddenly expressed his intention to stab” his 85-year-old grandmother, who was asleep at the time, the release stated.

He grabbed a knife and went to the bedroom, police said. His mother followed him and ran into the bedroom to protect the sleeping woman.

Flores was able to overpower his 51-year-old mother and allegedly stabbed his grandmother multiple times, according to the release. The younger woman was also injured while trying to stop the attack on her mother.

The injured grandmother was taken to a hospital for treatment. She is expected to survive was last reported to be in stable condition.

The suspect’s mother was not hospitalized.

Flores fled the scene but was apprehended approximately eight hours later. He was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and is being held on $1 million bail, inmate records showed.

The case remains under investigation and anyone with information is urged to call Detective Flesher at 909-384-5655 or Sgt. Mahan at 909-384-5613.

A man died after being shot at a San Bernardino motel during a dispute on New Year’s Day, police said.

Deante Williams is shown in a photo released by the San Bernardino Police Department on Jan. 2, 2019.

Authorities received a call about a shooting at the Golden Star Motel, 668 W. 5th St. about 6:40 p.m.

The victim, Deante Williams, 23, of Citrus Heights, had already been driven to a hospital when officers arrived, police said.

Authorities learned that Williams had been shot at the motel during a dispute and was eventually pronounced dead at the hospital.

It is unclear what led up to the dispute and police had no description on the shooter.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information about the incident can call 909-384-5747 or 909-384-5613.

A 28-year-old man is facing criminal charges in the killing of another man in San Bernardino while a woman was also charged for allegedly helping him evade authorities, police said Thursday.

Paul Mendoza is accused of gunning down 45-year-old Anthony Flory on the afternoon of Dec. 23, according to police. Officers responded to an area of the 4900 block of North Stoddard Avenue about 3:13 p.m.

Anthony Flory is seen in a photo released by the San Bernardino Police Department on Jan. 3, 2019.

Flory was found lying in front of a home along Stoddard Avenue suffering from a single gunshot wound, police said. He died after being transported to a nearby hospital.

Mendoza was later identified as the suspect in the killing through investigation and arrested on the night of Dec. 29, police said. Julia Licea was arrested on suspicion of helping him remain at large.

On Jan. 2, Mendoza was charged with homicide and Licea was charged with aiding and abetting, according to police.

No other details were released by police.

A woman suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in San Bernardino late Thursday, officials said.

Rescuers treat a woman at the scene of a hit-and-run at 9th Street and Sierra Way in San Bernardino on Dec. 3, 2019. (Credit: On Scene News)

The collision took place about 9:20 p.m. at 9th Street and Sierra Way, San Bernardino Police Department Lt. Rich Lawhead said.

Paramedics took the woman to a hospital where she was listed in critical-but-stable condition, he said. She was expected to survive.

The woman was crossing the street against a red light when she was struck, according to the lieutenant.

Authorities are seeking this white car in connection with a hit-and-run that left a woman badly injured at 9th Street and Sierra Way in San Bernardino on Jan. 3, 2019. (Credit: On Scene News)

No eyewitnesses had been found, but investigators obtained surveillance camera footage from a nearby home that captured a white car believed to be the hit-and-run vehicle, he added. A loud noise can be heard at what's believed to be the moment of impact.

Anyone with information can reach San Bernardino police at 909-383-5311.

KTLA's Jennifer Thang contributed to this report.

A 56-year-old San Bernardino man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing four children who range from 7 to 11 years of age, authorities said Monday.

Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez was taken into custody after sheriff’s officials first received a call reporting sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl on Jan. 2, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department.

Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez, 56, is seen in a photo released by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department on Jan. 7, 2019.

Upon investigating the allegation further, authorities identified a total of four young children who were allegedly abused by Gomez-Sanchez, according to the department.

Authorities have said there may be other possible victims out there and are urging anyone who has been victimized by Gomez-Sanchez to come forward.

Investigators discovered evidence that had led to authorities believe Gomez-Sanchez abused the children for several years at four different locations, authorities said.

“Evidence was also found of sexual abuse to children that are now adults,” the news release states.

After being interviewed by investigators, Gomez-Sanchez was arrested and booked into the West Valley Detention Center.

Anyone with information about the reported abuse or other possible victims is urged to contact authorities at 909-387-3545.

Anonymous tips can be forwarded to 800-782-7463 or at www.wetip.com.

A flash flood warning was issued across parts of San Bernardino County Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

An alert from the agency warned of flooding that’s expected to affect cities including San Bernardino, Fontana and Moreno Valley until 1:30 p.m.  It tells residents to avoid walking or driving through rising flood waters and seek higher ground.

Up to 1.7 million people and 394 schools could be impacted by the flash flooding, officials said. The San Bernardino Unified School District issued a message to parents and guardians saying students who live areas being monitored by law enforcement would need to be picked up or remain sheltered at the campus.

“Students who live in close proximity to the police activity will remain safe at school in our CAPS program unless they are picked up from school by a parent or guardian,” the written message reads.

Across Orange and San Bernardino counties, rainfall totals were reaching up to 10 inches in 5 days in some areas, officials said. The foothills in both counties saw especially high levels of rainfall over the last 24 hours.

“Moderate to heavy rain” is expected to move toward areas of western Riverside and southwest San Bernardino counties seen designated in a map tweeted by the National Weather Service.

Mountain coastal slopes of San Bernardino were soaked with 3 to 6 inches of rain in just the past several hours, officials said.

Meanwhile, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department warned of driving risks along flooded streets, reminding drivers to pay attention to road signs.

Authorities are searching for the killers in two separate fatal shootings in San Bernardino just days apart, releasing a photo of the victim in one of the slayings Monday.

Richard Sams, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene at a home located in the 600 block of North Crescent Avenue on Jan. 14 after authorities were called to the area just before 4:30 p.m., the San Bernardino Police Department said in a news release.

Richard Sams, 45, was fatally shot on Jan. 14, 2019. He is seen in a photo released by the San Bernardino Police Department on Jan. 21, 2019.

Police released a photo of Sams along with another statement announcing their search for the assailant involved in another deadly shooting in the city  just four days later.

About 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, officers got a call about a shooting somewhere in the 100 block of West 9^th Street, police said.

“When officers arrived, they found the victim in a vacant field,” a news release reads.

The victim was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. His identity has not been released, and he has only been described as a 31-year-old black man. His suspected killer is believed to be a black man between 20 to 30 years of age, police said.

A description of the suspect in Sams’ killing has not been released. Authorities have not said there’s any connection between the two homicides.

Police are hoping the public can assist in the ongoing investigations.

Anyone with information regarding the fatal shooting of Sams can contact Detective Sawyer at 909-384-5630 or Sgt. Mahan at 909-384-5613. Those with information about the other homicide can reach Detective Campos at 909-384-5619 or Sergeant Shank at 909-384-4955.

Officials on Monday sought possible witnesses in a suspected DUI crash that left one dead and two injured in San Bernardino the previous week.

The collision happened near Highland Avenue and Sierra Way just after midnight on Friday, according to San Bernardino police.

Investigators said Kortni Vinson, a 26-year-old Rialto resident, was possibly drunk when she ran a red light while speeding in a Dodge Caliber northbound on Sierra Way. The hatchback struck a Chrysler 200 that passed an intersection on a green light on Highland Avenue, police said.

The impact caused both vehicles to spin out of control, killing the driver and two passengers in the Chrysler.

Vinson was hospitalized and remained in stable condition on Monday, the Police Department said.

“There was a white pick-up truck that possibly witnessed the collision and the police would like to interview the driver,” a statement from the agency read.

Authorities provided no further details.

Anyone with information can call Sgt. Harvey or Detective Peck at 909-384-5791.

Investigators released photos Wednesday of a suspect sought in the sexual assault and stabbing of a woman in San Bernardino earlier this month, authorities said.

Police are seeking the man pictured in this surveillance camera photo in connection with the sexual assault and stabbing of a woman in San Bernardino on Jan. 12, 2019. (Credit: San Bernardino Police Department)

The attack took place about 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 12, San Bernardino Police Department Detective William Flesher said in a written statement.

The attacker had gotten of an sbX bus in the area of Rialto Avenue and E Street, police said.

He then lured the victim to a nearby business “and made sexual advances that she resisted,” the detective said.

Police are seeking the man pictured in this surveillance camera photo in connection with the sexual assault and stabbing of a woman in San Bernardino on Jan. 12, 2019. (Credit: San Bernardino Police Department)

“At that point, he forced her into a storage trailer,” Flesher said. “While inside of the trailer, the suspect sexually assaulted and stabbed the victim multiple times.”

Flesher said the attacker then locked the victim inside the storage locker and fled. A citizen later found the woman and called for help.

The victim was hospitalized and is expected to survive, police said.

Detectives described the attacker as a white or Latino man of about 25 years old, He stood about 5 feet 11 inches tall and was of medium build. He wore white-and-red Air Jordan high-top sneakers and a Golden State Warriors cap with a dark bill.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Flesher at 909-384-5655, or Sgt. Mahan at 909-384-5613.

The man killed in a crash caused by a suspected drunk driver in San Bernardino last week was driving his wife and 14-year-old daughter home from the hospital after the teen had suffered an asthma attack, his aunt told KTLA Thursday.

It was just around midnight last Friday when Kortni Vinson, a 26-year-old Rialto resident, sped through a red light in a Dodge Calibur heading northbound on Sierra Way, authorities said. She struck a Chrysler 200 that was driving through a green light at the intersection with Highland Avenue.

Vinson was believed to be drunk at the time, police later said.

Both vehicles spun out of control upon impact, and the driver inside the other vehicle was killed. He has been identified by coroner’s officials as Richard Cuthbert of Redlands.

Cuthbert’s wife and teen daughter were also injured in the collision, authorities said. Nearly a week later, on Thursday, his wife is still being hospitalized after her pelvis was fractured and will need to undergo extensive rehabilitation, according to his aunt, Tanya Fowler.

His daughter was left with a broken arm, nose, collar bone and a fractured sternum, Fowler said. After having surgery on her arm, the 14-year-old was released from the hospital and is currently staying with relatives while her mother remains in the hospital, she said.

Vinson, meanwhile, was hospitalized and said to be in stable condition.

Cuthbert, 40, had three children and worked as a driver for Renzenberger Transportation, according to Fowler. She said he worked at the railroad, transporting workers there, and described him as a “devoted father,” in an email to KTLA.

“He was one of the most thoughtful people you could meet. He loved to laugh and loved people,” Fowler wrote. “He didn’t have a lot, but he would be willing to give you the shirt off his back.”

According to Fowler, Cuthbert’s landlord told another relative he had discovered someone in their housing complex who overdosed on drugs just three days before he died, and he helped save her life. “He was just that kind of guy,” Fowler wrote.

The loss of the 40-year-old father of three has been devastating for his loved ones.

“Our family will never be the same,” Fowler wrote. “Not a day will go by that we won’t think about what her carelessness has taken from us, and I hope she thinks about it everyday for the rest of her life as well.”

Fowler has set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses, medical costs for the two injured and other expenses following the passing of Cuthbert, who also went by his middle name Dwayne.

“Dwayne was the only breadwinner in the family, so his death along with mounting medical bills puts his family in a very tough financial situation,” the page reads. “Our first priority will be laying Dwayne to rest, but all donations that do not go toward Dwayne’s final expenses will help with medical bills and living expenses for his family.”

On Monday, police urged possible witnesses to the deadly crash — specifically a white pick-up truck there at the time — to come forward.

Anyone with information can reach Sgt. Harvey or Detective Peck at 909-384-5791.