On the evening of August 27, 2025, 59-year-old Andrew Sperhac was found outside a residence on the 45500 block of Yermo Road in Newberry Springs with multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Barstow Station responded around 7:24 p.m.; despite life-saving efforts, Sperhac was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sheriff’s Homicide Detail concluded a dispute between neighbors escalated into gunfire and identified the confrontation as involving Sperhac and his neighbor, 53-year-old Paul Weinhold.

Deputies located Weinhold at the scene and took him into custody; he was booked on suspicion of murder and held without bail at the High Desert Detention Center while the Specialized Investigations Division documented the scene, evidence, and investigative steps. Investigators asked witnesses to come forward and provided an anonymous tip option through We-Tip. Community memorial notices recorded Sperhac’s death and local reactions following the shooting.

If anyone witnessed the neighbor dispute on Yermo Road or has information about that night, please contact the Homicide Detail or submit a We-Tip.