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2007 California Wildfires

Slain arson suspect is an Arizonan

By Hector BecerraStaff Writer 
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The arson suspect killed by police Tuesday night in San Bernardino is described as a 27-year-old man whose home is listed in Arizona. Sheriff’s investigators will search his impounded pickup truck when they obtain a search warrant, Lt. Scott Patterson of the San Bernardino Police Department said this afternoon.

The man was shot after fleeing police and trying to ram their cruisers, authorities said. He had been spotted in deep brush behind Cal State San Bernardino.

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No additional information, including his identity, will be released until Thursday.

-- Hector Becerra

2007 California Wildfires
Hector Becerra

Hector Becerra is managing editor of the Los Angeles Times. A native Angeleno who grew up in Boyle Heights, Becerra’s first foray into journalism was as the editor of the University Times at Cal State Los Angeles. He started his career at the Los Angeles Times in 1999 and was a general assignment reporter until 2014, covering everything from wildfires to crime to Latino cultural trends. He has been among the first to a murder scene as part of a ride-along in South L.A. and has tried his hand as a field worker, picking strawberries in Santa Maria. Becerra was part of the team of reporters that won the Pulitzer Prize’s Public Service award for its coverage of the city of Bell corruption scandal. He was city editor for the California section until 2022, when he was promoted to deputy managing editor. He was named managing editor in 2024.

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