Overview
- Law enforcement responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon and a two-vehicle collision near 2nd and Z Streets outside March Air Reserve Base, with both drivers taken to a hospital in critical condition.
- At the hospital one driver was pronounced dead and was found to have a gunshot wound, and base officials confirmed the deceased was a security guard employed by the American Forces Network.
- Investigators from the Moreno Valley Investigation Bureau have assumed the case and have released no public information on timing, motive, suspect identity, or whether the gunshot occurred before or after the crash.
- The incident occurred during the morning commute to the base, which sources reported happened on Tuesday, and officials say the investigation remains active with limited details available.
- The American Forces Network operates the nearby broadcast center where the victim worked, and authorities say no military personnel were involved in the initial reports of the incident.