Man Found Shot to Death Inside Crashed Vehicle in Victorville, Sheriff's Homicide Detail Investigating
DATE: May 9, 2026, at 2:48 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 187 - Murder
LOCATION: 5th Avenue, North of Bear Valley Road, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Unknown
VICTIM(S): Carl Adrienne Moreno, 71-year-old, Resident of Victorville
SUMMARY: On Saturday, May 9, 2026, Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call from a reporting party after they saw a crashed vehicle on 5th Avenue, north of Bear Valley Road. The caller reported an unconscious male subject was inside a blue Chevy truck. Deputies arrived and found the male, later identified as Carl Adrienne Moreno, suffering from a gunshot wound. Medical aid responded and pronounced Moreno deceased.
The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail responded and assumed the investigation. A suspect has not been identified, and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text REPORT to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.
Refer: Detective A. Duran or Sergeant Nicolas Craig
Station: Homicide Division
Phone No. 909-890-4904
Case No. H#2026-049 DR# 172605858
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location SBSD - Headquarters 655 E 3rd St San Bernardino, CA 92408
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