DATE/TIME: April 1, 2025, at 2:46 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 664/187 – Attempted Murder
LOCATION: Chevron, 72922 Baker Boulevard, Baker, CA
SUSPECT(S): Antonio Chaidez, 35-years-old, Resident of Las Vegas, NV
VICTIM(S): Three Confidential Victims
SUMMARY:
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at about 2:36 a.m., deputies from the Barstow Sheriff’s Station responded to an area off of Cima Road, in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, after a man had been shot while sleeping in his car. A short time later, at about 2:46 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting at the Chevron gas station on Baker Boulevard. When they arrived, they learned the suspect, later identified as Antonio Chaidez, who was driving a black truck, fired multiple rounds inside the gas station through a back door, striking the store clerk. Chaidez fired additional rounds into two parked semi-trucks near the property, striking one of the drivers, and fled the location. All three victims were transported to hospitals.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) located Chaidez’ vehicle travelling southbound on the I15 Freeway near Afton Road and became involved in a pursuit. Deputies from the Barstow Sheriff’s Station assisted CHP and conducted a felony traffic stop on Chaidez, off of Harvard Road. Chaidez was taken into custody without further incident.
Through investigation, deputies learned Chaidez was involved in a shooting spree starting in Blue Diamond, NV, to Jean, NV and into Baker, CA.
Additional information will be released when it becomes available. Anyone with information regarding this case or anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call the Barstow Sheriff’s Station at 760-256-4838. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to wetip.com.
Refer: Gloria Orejel or Mara Rodriguez
Station: Public Affairs
Phone No. 909-387-3700
Case No. 082500468
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
