Deputies kill bat-wielding Westminster man who had injured 2 victims in Hesperia

A man wielding a baseball bat who already had seriously injured two people in Hesperia was shot to death by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, Dec. 10, the sheriff’s department said.

Mauro Carrillo, 42, of Westminster, did not appear to have any connection to the victims, said a news release, which described the crimes as likely randoms acts of violence.

The incident unfolded about 5:20 p.m. when the suspect crashed his vehicle into a home in the 15000 block of Mojave Street. The caller to 911 went outside to check on the car, and the suspect chased her inside the home, the release said. The suspect grabbed a baseball bat, and as the caller hid, the suspect assaulted her 73-year-old mother.

Neighbors, upon hearing the crash and cries for help, came to assist. The suspect then struck a 68-year-old man with the bat, the release said.

“Deputies arrived and made contact with the suspect, who was still armed with the baseball bat and a deputy-involved shooting occurred. The suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the release said without elaboration.

The condition of the victims, who were hospitalized with “significant injuries,” was unknown to the Sheriff’s Department, the release said.

The sheriff’s department asks any witnesses or others with information about the case to call Detective Simon Demuri at 909-387-3589 or give information anonymously to WeTip at 800-782-7463 or the website wetip.com.