Juvenile Suspect Taken into Custody after Shooting and Killing a Store Employee 

July 1, 2023 - San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 6:21 p.m., deputies from the Hesperia Sheriff’s Station responded to the Mobil gas station on Main Street for a report of shots fired.  When deputies arrived, they located the store clerk, Parveen Singh, unresponsive on the floor, suffering from a gunshot wound.  Singh was transported to a hospital where he later died.  

Through investigation, deputies learned an armed suspect walked into the store, committed an armed robbery, and ran away.  Deputies located the suspect, identified as a 16-year-old male juvenile, about a block away and took him into custody.  

Detectives from the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail also responded and assumed the investigation.  No further details are available for release.

The juvenile suspect was arrested and booked in at High Desert Juvenile Hall in Apple Valley.

Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904.  Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to www.wetip.com.

DATE/TIME: June 29, 2023 / 6:21 p.m.

INCIDENT: PC 187 (a) - Murder
PC 211 - Robbery

LOCATION:  14500 Block of Main Street, Hesperia

SUSPECT(S): Male Juvenile, 16-years-old, Resident of Victorville 

VICTIM(S): Parveen Singh, 27-years-old, Resident of Hesperia

Refer:  Deputy C. Lopez

Station: Homicide Detail

Phone No. 909-890-4904

Case No. DR# 192304158  H# 2023-074

Source: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department