Woman Shot In Face, Torso By Stranger At IE Gas Station

APPLE VALLEY, CA — Investigators say the shooting Tuesday night of a 21-year-old woman at an Apple Valley gas station was "random," and the suspect did not know the victim.

The Victorville woman was at a Shell station at 13730 Apple Valley Road just after 7 p.m. when a gunman, later identified as 42-year-old Michael Bullock of Apple Valley, approached her as she sat in a vehicle, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Bullock fired at the woman, leaving her with gunshot wounds to her face and torso. He then fled in a vehicle, the sheriff's department reported.

First responders were summoned, and the victim was flown to a nearby trauma center for treatment. She remains in critical but stable condition, the department said.

As deputies searched for the suspect, the sheriff's dispatch received information about a man who was at a home in Apple Valley. Just after 7:30 p.m., investigators arrived at the residence and talked to the man, who turned out to be Bullock.

It's not clear whether Bullock called dispatch or why he allegedly fired on the woman.

"This shooting was found to be random, as the victim and suspect did not know each other," according to the sheriff's department.

Bullock was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on suspicion of attempted murder. He was being held in lieu of $2 million bail.

Anyone with any information about the investigation is asked to contact Detective Fratt with Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station at 760-240-7400 or sheriff’s dispatch at 760-956-5001.