VICTORVILLE, Calif. — A family member, Sydney Smith, 45, was arrested in connection with a shooting that left two women dead and a man hospitalized in Victorville, authorities said.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded around 8:58 p.m. Friday to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon on the 13000 block of Sundown Road, finding Ayanna Smith, 48, and Annaya Scott, 26, both of Cerritos, and a 28-year-old Redlands man suffering from gunshot wounds.
Ayanna Smith and Annaya Scott were pronounced dead at local hospitals, while the male victim remains hospitalized.
Homicide detectives identified Sydney Smith, a family member of the victims, as the suspect. He was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and booked into the High Desert Detention Center, where he is being held without bail.
The investigation is ongoing.
