DATE/TIME: May 25, 2022 at 9:46 a.m.
INCIDENT: Discharge of a Firearm
LOCATION: B Street at Cibola Street, Needles, CA.
SUSPECT(S): Tylor Bell, 22-years-old, Resident of San Bernardino
Gerald Bell, 55-years-old, Resident of Needles
VICTIM(S):
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 9:46 a.m., deputies were dispatched to shots fired near Cibola Street and B Street. As a precaution, staff at Katie Hohstadt Elementary School placed the school on lock down.
Deputies arrived on scene and began checking the area. At 9:58 a.m., deputies contacted several subjects near B Street and Bazoobuth Street. A firearm was recovered and two suspects, idenitifed as Tylor Bell and Gerald Franklin, are being detained. The investigation is ongoing.
Deputies quickly determined this was not a school related incident, and no injuries were reported. Needles Unified School District was advised and the lock down at Katie Hohstadt Elementary School was lifted.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Detective Tim Preston or Deputy Luis Valdez at the Colorado River station at (760)326-9200. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or you may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
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Refer: Detective Pennington
Station: Colorado River Station
Phone No. 760-326-9200
Case No. 212200496
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
