DATE/TIME: September 2, 2024/3:15 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 187 - Murder
LOCATION: Klickitat Avenue and Quinnault Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Anthony Lopez, 35-years-old, Resident of Apple Valley
VICTIM(S): Jonathan Cuevas, 39-years-old, Resident of Oro Grande
SUMMARY:
On Monday, September 2, 2024, at about 3:15 a.m., deputies from Apple Valley responded to the area of Klickitat Avenue and Quinnault Road for the report of a shooting. When deputies arrived, they located a male subject, identified as Jonathan Cuevas, inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound. Cuevas was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail also responded and assumed the investigation. Detectives identified the suspect as Anthony Lopez and learned Cuevas arrived at the location to pick up a friend when Lopez shot him. Lopez fled the location and remained at large.
On September 6, 2024, at about 7:00 p.m., investigators and officers from the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force located Lopez in Bullhead, Arizona. Lopez was arrested without incident and booked into the Mohave County Jail, in Arizona, where he awaits extradition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to wetip.com.
Refer: Detective J. Angelini or Sgt. J. Giles
Station: Homicide Detail
Phone No. 909-890-4904
Case No. DR# 182404337 H# 2024-086
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
