Second Arrest Made in Brown Drive Shooting, Police Say

A second suspect in the June 5 shooting of two people on Brown Drive has been arrested by the Claremont Police Department, a detective said.

Erik Hernadez, 30, of West Covina, was arrested on June 6 in connection with the shooting that sent the two victims to the hospital, Det. David Demetz said.

The Pomona District Attorney's Office charged Hernandez with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of unlawfully discharging a firearm with gross negligence and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Another man, George Warthan, 49, of Pomona, was arrested hours after the shooting occurred. However, Warthan himself had indicated in an email to Patch that he was in fact the victim and was released by Claremont police.

Demetz also updated the victim count to two after initial reports of the shooting idicated just one male victim.

The latest male victim to be identified had injuries to his head, neck and back.

Demetz also clarified that police did not find one of the victims on Brown Drive the morning of the shooting, and that both victims made it to the hospital without police assistance.

Other details such as the suspects' relationship to the two victims or the reasons for the shooting have yet to be released.

However, Demtez indicated that the weapon used in the shooting may have been a hunting shotgun, as the two male victims had injuries consistent with "bird-shot pellets."

Despite the arrests, the actual shooter has yet to be identified, Demetz said.

Update, 6/12, 9:13 a.m.: This article was updated to reflect that Warthan had been arrested, then released and may be the victim of the shooting.