On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at about 10:09 am, the San Bernardino Police call center received 911 calls from citizens regarding a shooting at the location with a subject laying on the ground. Patrol officers were dispatched along with medical personnel and found Taracena suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased on scene. Homicide detectives responded and conducted an investigation. Detectives are asking for assistance from the public to identify any persons who may have been at the location or know the whereabouts of several persons of interest who fled prior to police arrival.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Detective C. Lariz at lariz_ca@sbcity.org / (909) 384-5788 or Sergeant E. Campos at campos_er@sbcity.org / (909) 384-5613.
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