SAN BERNARDINO: Gang-related, drive-by shooting ends in fatal crash

July 17, 2015 1:37 am

A carload of gang members shot at a rival gang member and missed, but their SUV slammed into a tree, killing one of the occupants, say San Bernardino police.

The gunfire erupted at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, along the 1200 block of North Blackstone Avenue.

The target — a man in his 20s — ran away, Sgt. Vicki Cervantes said in a written statement.

But the 2015 Dodge Journey went out of control, jumped a curb and crashed. During the accident, 22-year-old James Eley of San Bernardino was ejected from a passenger seat and later died at Loma Linda University Medical Center, according to the statement.

The driver and remaining passengers ran away, but showed up at a hospital for treatment of crash-related injuries.

Arrested at 11:30 p.m. at San Bernardino Community Medical Center was 26-year-old Ronald James Lewis, who was booked for investigation of attempted murder, vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run driving resulting in injury or death, jail records show.�

Arrested for attempted murder was 23-year-old Kendrick Marques Jackson, jail records show.�

Both men are behing held on $1 million bail.

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