On August 31, 2019, 51-year-old Subhi Baghdadi of Anaheim was shot and killed in the parking lot of a store at 270 E. Baseline Street in San Bernardino. Witness accounts say Baghdadi had been followed from a nearby business on North Waterman Avenue by two men. As he sat in his car one of the men approached and fired a single shot; the suspects then ran from the scene on foot. Baghdadi was given medical attention but died shortly after the attack.

San Bernardino police opened a homicide investigation and initially released no descriptions of the suspects or a clear motive, urging anyone with information to come forward. Later reporting states two suspects were charged in connection with the killing, though details of arrests and court proceedings were limited in early reports. Any readers who were in the area that day or who may have information are asked to contact the San Bernardino Police Department.