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SBSD - Headquarters
Tuesday March 17th, 2026 :: 12:25 p.m. PDT

Advisory

Investigation Underway After Body Discovered at West Valley Material Recovery Facility

DATE:  March 16, 2026, at 4:22 p.m.

INCIDENT: Death Investigation

LOCATION: 13000 Block of Napa Street, Fontana

DECEDENT: Justin Jeffrey Gill, a 51-year-old presumed Transient

SUMMARY: On Monday, March 16, 2026, at approximately 4:22 p.m., Fontana deputies responded to the West Valley Material Recovery Facility in the 13000 block of Napa Street regarding a medical aid call. Upon arrival, deputies and San Bernardino County Fire Department personnel located a deceased adult male on a recycling conveyor belt. 

The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail responded and assumed the investigation. The decedent was identified as Justin Gill. A preliminary investigation revealed Gill’s body was discovered beneath other refuse on the conveyor belt, with no immediate signs of foul play or homicide. The official cause and manner of death will be determined pending the results of an autopsy.


Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip by calling or texting REPORT to 844-909-3006.  
 
Refer:  Detective Ryan Grissom or Sergeant Bryan Sprague

Station: Homicide Detail

Phone No. 909-890-4904

Case No. DR# 032600644 H# 2026-028


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

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San Bernardino, CA 92408

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