Anthony Hernandez, 46, was shot and killed on the evening of January 5, 2018, in San Bernardino, California. Police responded to a 911 call near Rancho Avenue and Chestnut Street and found Hernandez unresponsive; he was taken to a hospital and died of a gunshot wound. He had been walking with his girlfriend near the SB Market when a vehicle approached. A male passenger exited the vehicle and a confrontation followed; that man, identified as 32-year-old James Baltierra, produced a handgun and shot Hernandez before fleeing in a vehicle driven by Hernandez’s girlfriend, Sylvia Smith.

Baltierra had been released on parole after serving a 16-year sentence for a prior shooting. Both Baltierra and Smith were arrested in Colton on January 12, 2018, in connection with the killing. Baltierra was charged with murder and the matter was handled in San Bernardino County Superior Court, with witnesses and evidence such as security footage and forensic analysis presented during court proceedings.

Did anyone in the area see the vehicle or the confrontation that night, or does anyone have additional information about what led up to the shooting?