Gunfire Erupts After Fight at Victorville Dollar Tree; Two from Adelanto Arrested
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A physical altercation at a Victorville business escalated into gunfire, leading to the arrest of a man and woman on multiple felony charges, authorities said.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at approximately 4:52 p.m. at the Dollar Tree store in the 14000 block of La Paz Drive in Victorville.
According to a written statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, “multiple subjects were involved in a physical altercation inside the store,” which then continued into the parking lot. It was there that the suspect, 46-year-old Baltazar Tellez Jimenez of Adelanto, allegedly “produced a firearm and fired several rounds toward the victim and the storefront.”
Jimenez fled the scene in a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Wendy Salgado Ronces, also of Adelanto. Two children were inside the vehicle during the incident, authorities said.
Deputies located the vehicle a short time later and conducted a traffic stop. Jimenez and Salgado were detained without incident, and a firearm was located inside the vehicle. No injuries were reported.
Jimenez was booked at the High Desert Detention Center on charges of attempted murder (PC 664/187) and child endangerment (PC 273A(A)). Salgado was booked on charges of child endangerment (PC 273A(A)) and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place (PC 25850(A)).
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Victorville Police Station at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Anonymous tips can be submitted to We-Tip at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or online at www.wetip.com.
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