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Man stabbed near Green Tree Market on Hesperia Road in Victorville

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A 46-year-old man was stabbed near the Green Tree Market in Victorville.

It happened on October 7, 2022, at about 5:14 pm, in the 14100 block of Hesperia Road.

Emergency personnel located the victim outside of the market with a wound to his back and transported him by ambulance to a nearby landing zone. The victim was eventually airlifted to a trauma center.

Deputies from the Victorville Police Department were informed by witnesses the suspect ran across the street from the incident location. Deputies searched a home on Outer Hesperia Road, near Hughes Road, and detained three people that were at the location.

man stabbed near green tree market on hesperia road in victorville
(Hugo C. Valdez, VVNG.com)

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Mara Rodriguez told VVNG the suspect 27-year-old Zak Villegas, a resident of Victorville, was detained for questioning. After the interview, Villegas was arrested and booked at HDDC for assault with a deadly weapon. He’s currently being held on a $50,000 bail and is scheduled for a court hearing on October 11th.

Information on a possible motive for the stabbing was not available for release at the time of this article.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Victorville Police Department at 760-241-2911.

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