2 unrelated fatal shootings under investigation in Colton – San Bernardino Sun

Unrelated shootings left two people dead in Colton on the night of Monday, June 3, the Colton Police Department said.

Around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Colton police responded to reports of a shooting in the 1000 block of North Mt. Vernon Avenue in Colton, police said Tuesday.

Officers found a 32-year-old Colton man with fatal gunshot wounds to the upper torso, a police news release said.

Around 10:48 p.m., Colton police arrived at the scene of another shooting in the 900 block of Fairway Drive in Colton, said Cpl. Mike Sandoval, spokesman for the Colton Police Department.

A 25-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle at an apartment complex, Sandoval said.

The names of the victims have not been released pending notification of the victims' families, Sandoval said.

Anyone with additional information about either shooting can call Detective Rico Carrillo or Sgt. Shawn McFarland at (909) 370-5000.