Full Notification

DATE/TIME: October 3, 2022, at 11:09 a.m.

INCIDENT: Carjacking, Failure to Yield, Assault with Firearm, Possession of Stolen Vehicle, and Conspiracy

LOCATION: 15200 block of Whittram Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335

SUSPECT(S):  1) Harold Brown, 29-years-old, a Resident of Fontana 
2) Unknown Male

VICTIM(S): 2 Adult Males 


SUMMARY: On Monday, October 3, 2022, at about 11:09 a.m., a man delivering packages for Amazon Inc. (victim #1) parked a delivery van in front of a business on the 15200 block of Whittram Avenue, in  Fontana. Two Hispanic males approached the victim. One of the Hispanic males brandished a firearm and ordered the victim to exit the van. The victim complied and walked to a nearby business to report the carjacking to his supervisor. The Hispanic males got into the van and drove off.  

The victim reported the incident to the owner of Prolific Logistics LLC, which contracts delivery services for Amazon Inc. The owner (victim#2) was able to access the GPS on the stolen van and find it's location, parked in a dirt field near the intersection of Lime Avenue and Valencia Avenue, in Fontana. The owner drove to the location and saw several subjects carrying Amazon boxes through the field. He confronted the subjects and a shooting occurred. The details of the shooting are under investigation.  

A witness was parked on Lime Avenue and reported it to law enforcement. The owner returned to his vehicle and sped off as he called 911 to report the carjacking and shooting. The stolen van, driven by a suspect identified as Harold Brown, left the dirt field. Sheriff's deputies located the van near the intersection of Valencia Avenue and Sultana Avenue, in Fontana. Sheriff's deputies attempted a traffic stop and the suspect failed to yield. A pursuit ensued for about four miles, until Brown crashed into a block wall near the intersection of Citrus Avenue and Ceres Avenue, in Fontana.  

Brown ran from the stolen Amazon van and into a residential area. Officers from the Fontana Police Department assisted and helped search the area for Brown. Brown forced his way into an occupied residence and was captured a short time later by Fontana Police Officers. Brown was positively identified as the person who shot at the van owner. Brown received injuries from the traffic collision and was transported to a local hospital. Once cleared by the hospital, Brown was booked at West Valley Detention Center for the above charges. The other male suspect has not been located.

This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information please contact Deputy Peraza or Detective Cook at the Sheriff's Fontana Station, (909) 356-6767.
 

Refer: Deputy E. Peraza, Detective R. Cook

Station: Fontana Sheriff's Station

Phone No. (909) 356-6767

Case No. 032202769

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department