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On Saturday night, witnesses reported seeing a person with a gun within the Vons parking zone at Alta Loma Square. The man, later recognized as Davonte Sykes from Los Angeles, walked throughout the road close to the Walgreens Pharmacy and fired at a deputy, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department mentioned.
The deputy fired at Sykes, who continued strolling into Sprouts Farmers Market at 6753 Carnelian Street when he was shot by a second deputy. Sykes was hospitalized and died from his accidents, officers mentioned.
Josefina Ramirez, a 39-year-old Ontario girl, mentioned she was driving into the Vons parking zone together with her 15-year-old daughter when Sykes jumped in entrance of her automobile as he walked in the direction of Walgreens.
“He seemed upset,” she mentioned. “He was waving his arms and speaking to himself.”
Ramirez mentioned she didn’t see Sykes holding a gun however sensed one thing was incorrect after deputy patrol automobiles “began coming from in every single place.” A Vons manager let Ramirez keep inside the shop together with her daughter till they felt protected sufficient to go away.
During that point, she heard 12 rounds of again to again gunshots, which went on for at the very least a couple of minutes.
“I blanked out. I used to be in shock, I’ve by no means heard gunshots that near me, or ever,” Ramirez mentioned. “Alta Loma is a really protected space, I’ve by no means had something like that occur to me there.”
Investigators consider Sykes was concerned in a capturing in Upland an hour earlier than the capturing occurred. A spokesperson from the Upland Police Department couldn’t be reached for extra info.
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