Full Notification

DATE/TIME:                  Wednesday, January 10, 2018/8:04 pm
 
INCIDENT:                    Armed Robbery/Kidnapping/Deputy-Involved Shooting
 
LOCATION:                  12000 block of Dunia Road, Victorville  
 
VICTIM:                        A Wireless Store
 
SUSPECTS:                 Edward Mitchell, age 21; Curtis Watkins, age 25;  Vincent Harvey, age 21
all residents of Palmdale
Black Male Adult deceased - name pending identification and notification of next of kin
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. will release
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at approximately 8:04 pm, deputies from the Victorville Police Department were advised of an armed robbery that had just occurred at the A Wireless Store in the 12000 block of Dunia Road in Victorville.  Deputies located the suspect vehicle in the unincorporated area of Adelanto and attempted to conduct a traffic stop.  The suspects failed to yield, and a pursuit ensued with the suspects traveling recklessly on various highways at high rates of speed, and at times, on the wrong side of the road.
 
The pursuit ultimately culminated on 48^th Street East at East Avenue R-8, in the city of Palmdale, after deputies initiated a pursuit intervention technique.
 
Shortly after that, a traffic collision occurred between the deputy and suspect vehicles, at which time the pursuit terminated, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.  A suspect was struck by gunfire and pronounced deceased at the scene.  Any questions concerning the Deputy Involved Shooting are referred to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
 
The three additional suspects fled the vehicle into the surrounding neighborhood.  They were subsequently located and arrested without further incident.   
 
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies were advised by employees that the suspects entered the cell phone retail store, three of them were armed with handguns and stole between $80,000. - $100,000.00 worth of merchandise. The suspects forced the victims to move from one area of the store to another by gunpoint.
 
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Investigators were requested to respond and are currently conducting the investigation.  During the pursuit, the suspects were seen throwing items outside the vehicle onto the roadway. Investigators did locate evidence inside the vehicle at the termination of the pursuit confirmed to have been stolen during the robbery. 

The three suspects were booked into the High Desert Detention Center for Robbery and Kidnapping and are being held on $1,000,000.00 bail.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation should contact Detective James Williams at (909)387-3589.  Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or you may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
 
Refer:                Sergeant Ryan Smith or Detective James Williams
 
Station:              Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail
 
Phone No.         (909)387-3589
    
Case No.          DR#171800381  H#2018-005
 
                
John McMahon, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department