Road rage incident ends fatally, RivCo man suspected of murder

INLAND EMPIRE, CA — A Riverside County man is suspected of murder after a 52-year-old Fontana resident was killed in a driving rage shooting last month, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

Abel Nunez-Alejandre, 28, of Eastvale is suspected of murdering Roger Albarran on June 27.

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At about 4:30 p.m. that day, Nunez-Alejandre was driving a GMC Yukon while Albarran was driving a Honda Civic north on Etiwanda Avenue in Fontana.

For unknown reasons, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, an “incident of road rage” occurred and Nunez-Alejandre fired a pistol at Albarran.

“Albarran was struck by gunfire, lost control of his vehicle and collided with a parked car,” the sheriff’s report said.

The incident was reported in the 14100 block of Arrow Route.

Albarran was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Nunez-Alejandre was tracked down and arrested on suspicion of murder, police said. It is unclear how he was found and how officers determined he was the shooter.

Nunez-Alejandre was taken to the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, where he was held without bail.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Homicide Unit at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463).