Two Los Angeles Residents Arrested for Numerous Charges After Firing a Gun from a Vehicle
DATE/TIME: April 29, 2024 / 1:31 P.M.
INCIDENT: PC246- Shoot Dwelling
PC246.3-Negligient Discharge of a Firearm
PC26100-Shooting from a Motor Vehicle
PC182-Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
PC626.9- Discharge of a Firearm in a School Zone
LOCATION: Banyan St./ Milliken Ave.
SUSPECT(S): Julio Cesar Villalobos Rodriguez, Age 33, Resident of Los Angeles
Armando Salvador Rojas Rodriguez, Age 27, Resident of Los Angeles
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUMMARY: On Monday, April 29, 2024, at approximately 1:31 P.M., deputies responded to the intersection of Banyan St. and Milliken Ave., in Rancho Cucamonga, reference shots fired. The reporting party called in advising of an unknown make and model vehicle firing gun shots. The reporting party provided dispatch with a description of the vehicle involved as well as the last known direction the vehicle was traveling.
An extensive area check was conducted, and with the assistance of Sheriff’s Aviation the vehicle was located a short distance from the scene. Deputies contacted the suspects, who were later identified as Armando Salvador Rojas Rodriguez and Julio Cesar Villalobos Rodriguez, residents of Los Angeles. During a search of the vehicle, a firearm was located along with ammunition. It was determined the suspects fired several rounds into the field on the northwest corner of Milliken Ave. and Banyan St.
Both suspects were arrested and booked in at the West Valley Detention Center for PC246- Shooting at an Inhabited Dwelling, PC246.3-Negligient Discharge of a Firearm, PC26100-Shooting from a Motor Vehicle, PC182-Conspiracy to Commit a Crime and PC626.9-Discharge of a Firearm in a School Zone.
The Rancho Cucamonga Police Department would like to thank the community for their support by reporting what they observed. If anyone has additional information regarding this case, they can report it anonymously by calling WE-TIP at (800) 78-CRIME or online at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy Ulises Mosqueda
Station: Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff’s Station
Phone No. (909)477-2800
Case No. 112404685
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Rancho Cucamonga Police Department
10510 Civic Center Dr
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-477-2800