Armando Castillo, 37, of Victorville was shot and killed on July 12, 2017. He was found early that morning with a gunshot wound to his abdomen on Boulder Creek Road after friends had driven him there seeking help; detectives later determined the shooting occurred on Soft Cloud Way. Castillo was taken to Desert Valley Hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Two Victorville residents were arrested in connection with the killing. Michael Paul Bauman, 44, was identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Gang Enforcement team and arrested July 17 at a Riverside home. Jermaine Tyrone Lang, 31, believed to be the shooter, was arrested later in Victorville. Prosecutors charged Bauman with murder and multiple other felonies; he pleaded not guilty and was being held in Rialto with $2 million bail. Lang was booked on suspicion of murder with $1 million bail and had an initial court date set.

The motive remains unclear and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Homicide Detail.