SAN BERNARDINO, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting on the 210 Freeway that left a 12-year-old boy injured in San Bernardino, according to the California Highway Patrol.
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at around 2:30pm, CHP officers from the San Bernardino Inland office were notified that a 12-year-old boy had arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg.
The boy was allegedly sitting in the backseat of a silver SUV when an unknown suspect opened fire.
Investigators determined the shooting occurred somewhere along the 210 Freeway in the San Bernardino area; they noticed multiple bullet holes on the right rear side of the victim’s vehicle.
CHP said, the people inside the vehicle reported no prior road rage, interactions, or disturbances that could have provoked the shooting.
As the investigation progressed, CHP investigators discovered a separate firearm-brandishing incident occurred around the same time on the eastbound 210 Freeway between Pepper Avenue and State Street near the border of San Bernardino and Rialto.
A witness to the brandishing incident provided a detailed description of the suspect vehicle, a gray 2010 Honda Civic sedan, and observed the silver SUV from the shooting swerve across lanes and exit the freeway at State Street.
Using investigative methods, including the Flock Safety camera system. The Flock Safety cameras are license plate recognition (LPR) cameras designed to help law enforcement and communities reduce crime by capturing vehicle data, including license plates and other identifying characteristics. They are not designed to capture faces or other personally identifiable information, and do not perform facial recognition or traffic enforcement. Officers tracked down the suspect vehicle, a gray 2010 Honda Civic in the City of Victorville
CHP investigators responded to the area and apprehended the suspect, identified as Geovanni Malik Patterson. He was arrested, and a loaded 9mm pistol was discovered under the driver’s seat during the vehicle search.
Patterson faces multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, shooting at an occupied vehicle, and brandishing a firearm.
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