January 16, 2022 - The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office reports on Thursday, January 13, 2022, deputies from the Victorville Police department responded to the 13700 block of Bear Valley Road for reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, deputies located the victim, Deven Dalton, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Dalton was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Investigators with Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division, Homicide Detail responded and assumed the investigation. During the course of the investigation, the suspects were identified as Kody Lee McDufienunnery and Christine Proffitt.

In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 15, 2022, McDufienunnery and Proffitt were located and arrested. McDufienunnery was booked at High Desert Detention Center for PC 187-Murder. Proffitt was also booked at High Desert Detention Center for PC 32-Accessory After the Fact.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective Bryan Sprague at (909) 387-3589. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information at the We-Tip website, www.wetip.com.

DATE/TIME: January 13, 2022, approximately 2:35 p.m.

INCIDENT: Homicide Investigation

LOCATION: 13700 block of Bear Valley Road, Victorville

SUSPECT(S): Kody Lee McDufienunnery, 18-year-old Los Angeles resident
Christine Kathleen Proffitt, 19-year-old Victorville resident 
 
VICTIM(S): Deven Dalton, 20-year-old resident of Hesperia
Source: San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department