Two suspects are arrested after robbing a man at gunpoint and firing several shots
DATE/TIME: August 10, 2017 / 6:39 p.m.
INCIDENT: Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assault with a Firearm, Shooting at an Inhabited Vehicle
LOCATION: 14900 block of Ritter Street
SUSPECT: Diante Danon Gibson, 22-year old Victorville resident
Michael Latroy Jones, 21-year old Victorville resident
VICTIM(S): Confidential, 21-year old male, resident of Victorville
SUMMARY: August 10, 2017, deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to an armed robbery that occurred in the 14900 block of Ritter Street.
The 21-year old male victim was sitting in his vehicle at an apartment complex at the location, when two male suspects approached him. One of the suspects, Diante Gibson, produced a handgun and pointed it at the victim, demanding he roll down the passenger window of his car. The victim feared for his life and complied. The second suspect, Michael Jones, took a duffel bag from the front seat and removed some of the victim’s property. The victim attempted to get his property back from the suspects, at which time Gibson demanded the victim to leave the complex and fired the gun into the air and once towards the victim’s head. The victim was not hit or injured and drove away from the location.
Deputy F. Demara responded to the scene and located both male suspects inside one of the apartments. Both men were detained and taken into custody without incident. Gibson was booked at High Desert Detention Center for attempted murder, robbery, assault with a firearm, and shooting at an inhabited vehicle. Jones was booked at High Desert Detention Center for robbery.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Mara Rodriguez, Media Relations Officer
Station: Victorville Police Department
Case #: 171709707
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
JOHN MCMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Victorville Police Department
14200 Amargosa Rd
Victorville, CA 92392
Contact
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