A Bloomington man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Monday afternoon in Colton.
According to the Colton Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire near North Rancho Avenue and West Valley Boulevard around 12:36 p.m. on October 27, 2025. When they arrived, officers found a man suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds.
The victim, identified as Armando Andrez Cayetano, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Investigators learned that Cayetano had been involved in an altercation with another motorist, which escalated into a deadly confrontation. The suspect fled the scene immediately after the shooting.
Detectives with the Colton Police Department took over the investigation and, through various leads, identified Lorens Cota, a resident of Bloomington, California, as the suspected shooter. Cota was arrested later that evening and booked into the West Valley Detention Center, where he is being held without bail.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective A. Orozco at (909) 370-5020 or by email at aorozco@coltonca.gov
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The investigation remains ongoing.