YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. – Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and a second injured on Monday.
At around 1:30 a.m. dispatch received a 911 call reporting a shooting at a gas station located at 56377 Twenty-Nine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley. Deputies responded and found Nicholas Shine, 20, of Yucca Valley, suffering from a gunshot wound. Shine was transported at Desert Regional Hospital in Palm Springs.
“Through investigation, deputies responded to the scene of the shooting, at the 56000 block of Twenty-nine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley,” said Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department. “Deputies located a deceased male, later identified as Tymmothy Mosley.” Authorities said that Mosley was a 19-year-old transient. Detectives arrived to conduct the investigation. The motive is unknown at this time.
No additional information is available for release at this time. Anyone with information related to this investigation is urged to contact Detective Kevin McCurdy of the Specialized Investigation Division – Homicide Detail at (909)387-3589. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the WeTip Hotline at 800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information online at www.wetip.com.
