DATE/TIME: August 03, 2023 / 3:06 a.m.
INCIDENT: Attempted Murder
LOCATION: 14000 block of Arae Street, Hesperia
SUSPECT(S): Amanda Shute, 29-year-old resident of Adelanto
VICTIM(S): 37-year-old female resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY: On August 03, 2023, at about 3:06 a.m., deputies from the Hesperia Police Department responded to the 14000 block of Arae Street, in the city of Hesperia, reference a reported stabbing.
Upon arriving, deputies learned the female victim was stabbed in the face with a metal object by the suspect during an altercation. Deputies contacted the reported suspect, later identified as Amanda Shute, 29-year-old resident of Adelanto, at the incident location. The female victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of injures by the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
Shute was arrested and transported to the High Desert Detention Center. Shute was booked for PC 664/187- Attempted Murder along with an outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrant.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Hesperia Police Department at (760) 947-1500 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Amanda Paslak, Media Relations
Station: Hesperia Police Department
Phone No. (760) 947-1500
Case No. 192305037
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
