Seventeen-year-old Lazarus Dru Ortega of Colton, California, was shot on March 27, 2022, in San Bernardino and died of multiple gunshot wounds on March 30, 2022, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Officers found Ortega suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at about 7:52 p.m. on North Golden Avenue; he was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries three days later.

Investigators have described the circumstances as unclear. The San Bernardino Police Department has asked the public for help, naming Detective D. Sawyer as a contact, but no witnesses have come forward and no suspects or motives have been publicly identified. Ortega’s family and the community remain without answers.

Did anyone see activity on North Golden Avenue that evening or have information that could help identify who was responsible?