DATE/TIME: Sunday, April 6, 2025 / 10:58 A.M.
INCIDENT: Assault With a Firearm, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Probation Violation
LOCATION: Taylor Avenue & Locust Avenue, Bloomington
VICTIM: Adult Male
SUSPECT: Carlos Nunez, a 39-year-old male resident of Chula Vista
SUMMARY: On Sunday, April 6, 2025, at about 10:58 A.M., Fontana Station deputies responded to an assault with a firearm which occurred near the intersection of Taylor Avenue & Locust Avenue, unincorporated Bloomington. The victim reported Carlos Nunez, a 39-year-old male resident of Chula Vista, pointed a firearm at him during an argument and fled in a vehicle. Nunez was found to be a convicted felon who was currently on probation for possessing a firearm in San Diego County. Deputies obtained a warrant for Nunez’s arrest.
Later the same day, around 6:00 P.M., officers from the Chula Vista Police Department located Nunez and the vehicle used in the crime. Nunez was uncooperative with law enforcement but was eventually arrested. During a subsequent search, a firearm matching the description of that used in the above assault was located. Nunez was arrested and booked into San Diego County Jail for the arrest warrant and will later be returned to San Bernardino County.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Fontana Sheriff’s Station at (909) 356-6767. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463), or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy D. Gentry
Station: Fontana
Phone No. (909) 356-6767
Case No. 032500904
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
