Victim Struck by Gunfire and Taken to Area Hospital; Suspect Flees and Remains at Large
DATE/TIME: Wednesday August 27, 2025, at about 5:20 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 664/187(A), Attempted Murder
LOCATION: Wagon Train Road & State Highway 138, Phelan, CA 92345
SUSPECT(S): Unknown Black Male Adult
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at approximately 5:20 p.m., deputies from the Victor Valley Station, Central Station, and medical personnel responded to a call for service for a subject that sustained gunshot wounds, near Wagon Train Road & State Highway 138, in Phelan.
Deputies contacted the victim and confirmed the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Medical personnel transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. A passerby vehicle was also struck by gunfire during the incident. No one inside the passerby vehicle was injured.
Witnesses described the suspect as a Black male adult, approximately 6’00, average build, last seen wearing a black t-shirt. The suspect used a handgun and drove a black sedan, possibly a Nissan Maxima or Altima. The suspect fled northbound on the I-15 freeway. A second vehicle, which was possibly involved in the incident, was described as a black sedan and left the area in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Central Station at (909) 387-3545. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27436) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy C. Velasco
Station: Central Station
Phone No. (909) 387-3545
Case No. 012501983
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Central
655 E 3rd St
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700
