VICTORVILLE, Ca. – Authorities are looking for three unknown males responsible for the brutal kidnapping and attack of a 31-year-old man.
On Monday, April 20, 2020, at around 5:14 p.m., several people called 911 to report that a blood-covered male subject was walking in the area of Nisqualli and Balsam. When deputies arrived they located the man, who was bound at his wrists and disoriented at the Circle K on Nisqualli Road.
Authorities learned that the male victim was where he lived in the desert near Nisqualli and Balsam. Three men approached the victim and him in the head with a crowbar. The victim was bound at his hands and was placed in the backseat of the vehicle. One suspect drove the vehicle while the others hit and stabbed the victim multiple times. The victim was able to fight the suspects off of him so he could get away.
The victim received medical aid at the scene and was flown to an out-of county trauma center for treatment. He remains hospitalized and remains in stable condition. The victim is expected to recover. The suspects are outstanding, and the investigation is on-going.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective T. Bechtol at the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
