Cable worker killed in hammer attack

VICTORVILLE • Neighbors were in shock when they learned a man who moved into the neighborhood on Sunday attacked and killed a Charter Cable installer with a ball-peen hammer Monday afternoon, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station officials said.

Rescue workers were called to a home in the 15200 block of San Jose Drive near Amargosa Road and Mojave Drive at about 5 p.m. and found the victim struggling to breathe.

The victim, who is in his twenties, was taken to Victor Valley Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported hearing a woman screaming, “The cable man’s dead! Some one check if he’s dead!”

Neighbors then reported seeing a man drive off from the home before deputies arrived.

No arrest was made as of 6 p.m.

No information was released Monday night on the victim’s attacker or the motive for the assault.

Homicide detectives are investigating the incident.