COLTON COURIER Weekly
July 30, 2026
Vol 154, NO. 37
Colton Shooting Suspect Arrested, Woman Charged With Helping Him Evade Capture
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PHOTO COLTON PD Mugshots of Quetzalcoatl Chacon and Serina Mota, who were arrested in connection with a July 19 shooting in Colton that critically injured two men, according to police.
By Connor Lālea Hampton
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nvestigators arrested a man and woman in connection with a July 19 Colton shooting that critically injured two men, police said.
Officers with the Colton Police Department responded to a residence in the 1100 block of North Rancho Avenue following reports of a shooting, July 19 around 2:20 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located two adult
males suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Colton Police Department detectives responded to the scene and assumed Crime, cont. next pg.
CSUSB Names Colton Native S. Terri Gomez as New University President Community News
IECF Policy Summit to Bring 600 Inland Empire Leaders to Riverside
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he California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed S. Terri Gomez to serve as president of California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). Gomez currently serves as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona.
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“As a first-generation college graduate and a lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, I am honored to be named Cal State San Bernardino’s president,” Gomez said. “CSUSB is a university of access, talent and possibility, and its success matters profoundly to the Inland Empire, the High Desert and the Coachella Valley. I am excited by the opportunity to lead – alongside CSUSB’s dedicated and talented faculty and staff – a university that serves the communities that have shaped me and honors the values that have guided my career.”
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PHOTO CSUSB A Colton Native, Gomez currently serves as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona.
“Dr. Gomez is a principled and respected leader known for her student-centered approach to institutional deci-
sion-making,” said Jack B. Clarke Jr., CSU Board of Trustees member and chair of the CSUSB Presidential Search Committee. “The committee is confident Dr. Gomez will build on CSUSB’s strong foundation as the region’s anchor institution, ensuring that students realize the full promise of a CSU education and that the university continues to drive the Inland Empire’s social and economic prosperity.” During her 27-year career in higher education, Gomez has championed innovative, equity-centered strategies that strengthen academic achievement, improve graduation and transfer outcomes, expand research opportunities and enhance institutional effectiveness. She has led transformative initiatives in academic innovation, artificial intelligence in teaching and learning, career-connected education, enrollment strategy and regional K–16 partnerships that increase educational access and workforce readiness. CSUSB, cont. next pg.