San Bernardino, CA — An Apple Valley man fatally stabbed his stepmother and injured his father before he was fatally shot by the victims’ heroic neighbor on Sunday.
Around 5:00 p.m., deputies responded to Pauhaska Street for reports of a stabbing and shooting. Deputies arrived and found a man and a woman deceased near the front of a home and a third person laying in the street suffering from knife wounds.
Detectives say Jeremy Koger was at the home of his father and step-mother, Jerry and Lorain, and for “unknown reason attacked them with a knife.” Both victims ran outside and sought help from neighbors, and Jeremy left the location. While neighbors called 911 and assisted Jerry and Lorain, Jeremy returned and began attacking Lorain again with a knife.
A neighbor ran into his home, armed himself with a gun and yelled to Jeremy to stop, but he continued stabbing Lorain. That’s when the neighbor fatally shot Jeremy and stopped the attack.
Lorain and Jeremy were pronounced deceased at the scene. Jerry was airlifted to the hospital and remains hospitalized.
A motive remains unclear. The neighbor is not expected to face any charges.
According to his arrest history, Jeremy Koger has a history of drug use.
