DATE/TIME: Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 246: SHOOTING AT AN INHABITED DWELLING
LOCATION: 24100 Block of Standing Rock Ave, Apple Valley
SUSPECT: Michael Mueller, 58 years-old, resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY: On Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 8:40 a.m., deputies from the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the report of a shooting in the 24100 block of Standing Rock Avenue in Apple Valley.
The suspect, Michael Mueller, is related to the victims and lives on the property. At approximately 3:00 a.m., an argument started between Mueller and the victims. At approximately 8:00 a.m., the victims were standing inside their kitchen when they heard gunshots in rapid succession. Almost immediately after they heard a large crash in their child’s bedroom and found a sledgehammer had been thrown through the window. Mueller then stood in plain view through a window and fired a round into the roof of the residence.
Deputies located fired .22 cartridge casings outside the residence. During a search of Mueller’s residence, deputies located the handgun and additional .22 caliber bullets. Michael Mueller was arrested without incident and booked at High Desert Detention Center. He is currently being held in lieu of $250,000.00 bail.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy D. Steuerwald at Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station, 760-552-6800. Callers can remain anonymous and contact We-Tip at 800-78CRIME or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Staci Parks
Station: Victor Valley
Phone No. (760) 552-6845
Case No. 072203330
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
