Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding two suspects who shot an employee of a Yucca Valley restaurant during a robbery early Monday morning. According to a Sheriff’s report, the two men entered the Castaneda’s restaurant in the 56500 block of 29 Palms Highway about 4:30 a.m. The suspects pointed a handgun at the employee and demanded money from the registers, as well as from the employee’s wallet. After the employee gave the suspects the money, one of the suspects fired two shots at the employee, one of which hit the employee in the head, and the other round missed. The suspects then fled the restaurant. The suspects are described as light-skinned Hispanic or white, wearing hoods that covered their faces. One was armed with a handgun and the other had a rifle or shotgun. The victim was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive. Anyone with information should call the Sheriff’s department at 760-366-4175.
TWO SOUGHT AFTER EMPLOYEE IS SHOT DURING A YUCCA VALLEY ARMED ROBBERY
