Full Notification

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 5, 2020   5:41 p.m.
 
INCIDENT:    Murder Investigation
 
LOCATION: 1200 block of Morongo Road, Twentynine Palms
                  Power Line Rd. west of Morongo Rd., Twentynine Palms
 
VICTIM:          Beatriz Guzman, 35 years old, resident of Twentynine Palms
 
SUSPECT:    Josh Simon, 36 years old, resident of San Bernardino
                         
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 5:41 p.m. deputies responded to calls of a man walking in the neighborhood armed with a gun. Deputies arrived in the area and the armed man, later identified as Josh Simon, went inside the residence and refused to exit. At nearly the same time, deputies received a secondary call reporting a female down in the road next to a vehicle in the area of Power Line Rd. west of Morongo Rd. Deputies and medical personnel responded to the female and found she was suffering gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased. 
A short time later Simon surrendered to deputies without further incident.
 
Homicide Detectives are conducting the investigation.
 
Detectives learned that the suspect and victim have been in a dating relationship and on Thursday evening, for reasons still under investigation, the suspect shot the victim. Detectives interviewed Josh Simon and following the interview he was arrested for Murder. He was booked at West Valley Detention Center.
 
No additional information is available for release at this time. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Scott Abernathy, Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail at (909)387-3589. Callers can remain anonymous and contact WeTip at 800-78CRIME or www.wetip.com.
 
Refer:             Sergeant A.J. Gibilterra or Detective Scott Abernathy
 
Station:          Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail
 
Phone No.     (909)387-3589
 
Case No.       DR#092000400         H#2020-021
 
 
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department