DATE/TIME: December 8, 2022 / 3:21 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 187 - Murder
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road / Amethyst Road
SUSPECT(S): Gregory Waters, 40-years-old, Resident of Victorville
VICTIM(S): Joanna Thompson, 25-years-old, Resident of Victorville
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, December 8, 2022, deputies from the Victorville Station responded to a call regarding a person down in the roadway, near Bear Valley Road and Amethyst Road. When deputies arrived, they located a female, later identified as Joanna Thompson, laying in the street. Thompson was unresponsive, did not have a pulse, and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The coroner arrived and discovered Thompson suffered from a gunshot wound.
The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail responded and assumed the investigation. Through investigation, detectives determined Thompson was placed there by a person identified as Gregory Waters. Waters was arrested and booked in at the High Desert Detention Center where he remains without bail.
Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective A. Montbriand
Station: Homicide Detail
Phone No. 909-890-4904
Case No. DR# 172214597 H# 2022-160
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
