A suspect in a Lucerne Valley murder was arrested on Saturday (October 1) afternoon.
On Friday (September 30), Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call from a residence in the 31800 block of Bumpkin road in Lucerne Valley, where they found an unidentified man who had been shot. Medical aid was called, and when they arrived, they declared the man dead.
The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division, Homicide Detail assumed the investigation, and identified a suspect in the murder, Alberto Gallegos, a 48 year-old resident of Lucerne Valley. On Saturday afternoon at around 6 p.m., the Sheriff’s SWAT team detained Gallegos during a traffic stop. Alberto Gallegos was arrested for suspicion of murder and was booked into the Central Detention Center where is being held without bail.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4908. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to www.wetip.com.
