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SBSD - Victorville Police Department
Tuesday May 7th, 2024 :: 09:51 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Victorville Man Arrested When Argument Ends in Gunfire, and a Woman and Child are Shot

DATE/TIME: Sunday, May 5, 2024/ 11:18 p.m.   

INCIDENT: P.C. 664/187 Attempted Murder, P.C. 273.5(A) Corporal Injury to a Spouse, P.C. 273A(A) Child Endangerment, P.C. Felon in Possession of a Firearm, P.C. 30305(A)(1) Felon in Possession of Ammunition, P.C. 23900 Altering a Firearm’s Identification Information
 
LOCATION: 15300 block of La Paz Drive, Victorville 

SUSPECT(S): Christopher Bulger, 31-year-old Resident of Victorville


SUMMARY: On Sunday, May 6, 2024, at approximately 11:18 p.m. deputies from the Victorville Station were dispatched to Days Inn in the 15300 block of La Paz Drive. Upon arrival deputies located a 33-year-old female victim with a gunshot wound to the neck. Deputies located an additional victim, a 10-year-old juvenile also with a gunshot wound.

Both victims were transported to a trauma center for treatment. Christopher Bulger, husband, and father of the victims was located in the area. During the investigation it was discovered, Bulger and the female victim had an argument. As a result, the female victim was shot in the neck, the bullet traveled through the victim’s body and exited through her abdomen. The bullet continued to travel and struck the 10-year-old juvenile in the stomach as he stood in the area. 

Bulger was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto, for P.C. 664/187 – Attempted Murder, P.C. 273.5(A) – Corporal Injury to a Spouse, P.C. 273A(A) – Child Endangerment, P.C. 29800 – Felon in Possession of a Firearm, P.C. 30305(A)(1) – Felon in Possession of Ammunition, P.C. 23900 – Altering a Firearm’s Identification Information.

Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Police Station at (760) 241-2911 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: Detective T. Loup 

Station: Victorville

Phone No. (760)241-2911

Case No. 172405389

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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SBSD - Victorville Police Department
14200 Amargosa Rd
Victorville, CA 92392

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Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700

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