DATE/TIME: Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 11:15 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 664/187 - Attempted Murder
LOCATION: W Needles Hwy and R Street, Needles, CA
SUSPECT(S): Unknown
VICTIM(S): Confidential
***UPDATE***
On July 24, 2023, deputies assigned to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Dive Team conducted operations to locate evidence related to this case. Deputies located evidence shortly after beginning operations.
The waterway between Fenders and the K Street bridge was closed for the operation and is now open in both directions.
The suspect remains at large and anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Deputy L. Stout at the Colorado River / Needles Police Department at (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information online at www.wetip.com.
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at approximately 11:15 a.m., deputies from the Colorado River Station / Needles Police Department responded to a call for service regarding a man sitting on the curb bleeding profusely. When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered the victim had been attacked and was suffering from deep lacerations to his face, hands, and arms. The victim was treated by medical on scene and was later flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
The suspect fled the scene, and the case remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Deputy L. Stout at the Colorado River / Needles Police Department at (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information online at www.wetip.com.
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Refer: Deputy L. Stout
Station: Colorado River Station
Phone No. 760-326-9200
Case No. 212300572
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
