A report of shots fired on southbound Interstate 15 near Dale Evans Parkway in Apple Valley last Saturday led California Highway Patrol officers to track down and detain a suspect. Officers found firearms and ammunition during the investigation. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident.
According to VVNG, the Barstow Dispatch Center received the report of gunfire on the southbound freeway just south of Dale Evans Parkway on Saturday, November 7. CHP Victorville Area officers responded and eventually located and stopped the suspect vehicle, while officers from the CHP San Bernardino Area assisted in detaining the person inside.
Firearms Recovered as Investigation Continues
Officers found firearms and ammunition during the investigation, though the investigation into the circumstances was described as still ongoing at the time of reporting. No further details on the suspect or the sequence of events leading to the gunfire have been released.
CHP also advised anyone who witnesses an emergency to move to a safe location and call 911, per the same account.
Not the First Apple Valley Shooting Report This Year
An earlier report of gunfire in Apple Valley came in March. A property owner told investigators he was shot at after confronting two people he said were tagging a wall on his property in the 11400 block of Mohawk Road, according to VVNG. In that case, the suspects fled on foot and one allegedly fired at the property owner during the chase, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Gloria Orejel said at the time, though an area check failed to locate them and that investigation also remained open.
The latest freeway stretch has seen gunfire reports before. A separate, older account from lln.live described a reported road-rage shooting around noon on October 5, 2018, on the northbound side of I-15 just south of Dale Evans Parkway, after a truck driver said a Honda driver cut him off.
For now, the CHP investigation into Saturday's shots-fired report remains active, with no additional findings released publicly.
