DATE: May 30, 2025 / 6:19 a.m.
INCIDENT: Homicide Investigation
LOCATION: Village Park, 15720 Eto Camino Lane, Victorville
SUSPECT 1: Robert Wilkerson, 24, Male Resident of Victorville
SUSPECT 2: Natosha Sutton, 41, Female Resident of Victorville
VICTIM(S): Robert James Smith, 40-year-old Male, Resident of Adelanto
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UPDATE ON January 13, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M.
On Thursday, January 8, 2026, after an extensive investigation, detectives arrested Robert Wilkerson, 24, of Victorville, and Natosha Sutton, 41, of Victorville, for the murder of Robert James Smith. Wilkerson and Sutton were booked into the High Desert Detention Center where they both remain without bail.
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SUMMARY: On Friday, May 30, 2025, at approximately 6:19 a.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to a man down call at Village Park. Upon arriving, deputies located Robert Smith on the ground by his vehicle, with gunshot wounds. Smith was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Detectives with the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigation Division, Homicide Detail, responded and assumed the investigation. The identity of the suspect(s) is unknown at this time. Additional information will be released when available.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Shane Crowl, Specialized Investigations Division at (909) 890-4904. Callers can remain anonymous and contact We-Tip at 800-78CRIME or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective Shane Crowl or Sergeant Nicholas Clark
Station: Specialized Investigations Division
Phone No. (909) 890-4904
Case No. DR#172506579 / H#2025-041
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
