Man in Critical Condition After Shooting

Police are investigating the Dec. 17 attempted murder of a transient man while he slept inside an abandoned building. San Bernardino police officers responded to a call just before 11 a.m. Dec. 17 at a vacant building, previously a medical facility, at 1616 North D Street where they located a 45-year-old unidentified man suffering at least one gunshot wound to the head, according to police. The victim was transported via ambulance to Loma Linda University Medical Center in critical condition. Police said that preliminary investigation showed the victim had been temporarily living inside the vacant building and that witnesses reported only seeing an unknown male subject shoot the victim before fleeing the scene. There is not yet any further information on the reason for the shooting and the shooter has not yet been identified. Anyone with information on this incident may contact Det. Joshua Cunningham at 909-384-5745 or Sgt. Gary Robertson at 909-841-5361.