A passerby found a blue Chevy pickup crashed into landscaping near the Food 4 Less entrance on Fifth Avenue just north of Bear Valley Road in Victorville at about 2:48 a.m. on May 9, 2026. Inside the truck was 71-year-old Carl Adrienne Moreno, unconscious and later pronounced dead at the scene after investigators determined he had sustained a gunshot wound.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Detail took over what at first looked like a traffic accident. Moreno was a Victorville resident and, according to some reports, was experiencing homelessness. Friends and neighbors remembered him as kind and unlikely to cause trouble. No suspects or arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open.

Anyone who knew Moreno or who has information about the crash or the shooting is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department.