DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 4:08am
INCIDENT: PC 664/187: ATTEMPTED MURDER
LOCATION: 27400 Block of Outrigger Lane, Helendale
SUSPECT: Mario Lopez, 66-years-old, Resident of Helendale
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, November 17,2022, at 4:08am, deputies from the Victor Valley Station responded to a 911 call in the 27400 block of Outrigger Lane in Helendale.
According to the caller, her husband physically assaulted her and made threats against her life and his own. The victim was severely injured and unable to move. She could not tell responding law enforcement officers if he was still in the house, but believed she heard a single gunshot from somewhere inside the house.
Responding officers forced entry into the residence and located the victim, on the floor, with severe injuries. Deputies located the husband, Mario Lopez, in a separate room with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was flown to a local hospital by Mercy Air.
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 1-800-78 CRIME (27463) or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Staci Parks
Station: Victor Valley
Phone No. (760) 552-6845
Case No. 072204024
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
