A San Bernardino man was arrested after a man was shot to death in the Base Line wash in March, San Bernardino police announced Monday, June 13.
On Saturday, June 11, 31-year-old Joshua Cortez was seen by officers walking in the area of Highland and Western avenues around 1:20 a.m. and was then arrested without incident in connection with the March 23 killing of Hamilton Taracena, 39, of San Bernardino, police said in a news release.
Cortez was arrested on suspicion of murder and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, according to San Bernardino County inmate records. He was being held on $1 million bail, records indicated.
On March 23, police responded to a shooting in the flood control wash area south of Baseline Avenue and west of California Street at 10:09 a.m. Taracena was found with gunshot wounds and he died from his injuries at 11:10 a.m. After a follow-up investigation, Cortez was identified as the suspect in the killing, authorities said.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Detective C. Lariz at lariz_ca@sbcity.org or at 909-384-5788.
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