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Recently released video and audio recordings shed light on a tragic incident involving the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Savannah Graziano by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies. The footage reveals that Savannah, who had been kidnapped by her father, 45-year-old Anthony Graziano, was following a sheriff's deputy's instructions and appeared to be surrendering when she was shot amid a gun battle on a Southern California highway on September 27, 2022.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released the audio and video clips, including a heavily produced and narrated 15-minute video, in response to public records requests. Despite the deputies not having body-worn cameras, video footage was captured by a sheriff’s helicopter and witness dashboard cameras.
Before the fatal shots, deputies pursued Graziano’s pickup truck for approximately 70 miles, including along Highway 15. Shots were reported from both the driver’s and passenger’s sides of the truck, though it remains unclear who was firing. The pursuit ended on the desert interstate east of Los Angeles in Hesperia, about 35 miles north of Fontana, where Anthony Graziano had shot and killed his estranged wife, Tracy Martinez, a day earlier.
In the video, Savannah is seen just steps from safety as she follows the deputy's instructions to get out of the truck and come to him. However, as she starts toward the deputy, shots are fired from a higher elevation, leading to her death. The deputy is heard shouting for the shooting to stop, as it becomes evident that she was not armed.
The department had previously not disclosed whether it was Graziano or the deputies who shot Savannah. In the video, it is stated that both Grazianos “were struck by deputy rounds and died of their injuries.” The deputies involved have not been named, and the department has not released autopsy reports for the Grazianos.
The shooting is currently under investigation by the state Department of Justice, as required by law for officer-involved shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian.
The tragic incident unfolded after Anthony Graziano, who had moved out of the family’s home during a divorce, kidnapped Savannah and witnessed her mother's slaying from the backseat of his pickup truck. Graziano had been living out of his pickup truck and hotels with Savannah for weeks before the violence erupted, with no prior reports of domestic violence or child abuse.
An Amber Alert was issued for Savannah following the shooting in Fontana, though questions remain about whether she went with her father willingly. The recently released video does not address this issue, only mentioning the issuance of the Amber Alert.