Savanna Graziano was 15 when she died after a series of violent events that began on September 26, 2022, in Fontana, California. Her father, Anthony Graziano, fatally shot Savanna’s mother, Tracy Martinez, outside her home; witnesses later reported seeing Savanna in the back of her father’s truck as he fled with her and an Amber Alert was issued.

The next day a 911 caller located the vehicle near Barstow, touching off a high-speed pursuit. Deputies say shots were fired from Anthony’s truck during the chase. The pursuit ended in Hesperia when the truck became disabled and a shootout followed. Savanna, who was unarmed, exited the vehicle and ran toward deputies; she was shot and killed during the exchange in which Anthony Graziano was also killed.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department initially said Savanna took part in the shootout and wore body armor; available video was described as unclear. The California Department of Justice opened the statutorily required investigation into the deputies’ use of lethal force to determine the circumstances of Savanna’s death. Does anyone have firsthand information about the Fontana or Hesperia events that could help clarify what happened?